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Partisans of the South African main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), take to the streets to protest a prolonged energy crisis causing record power cuts in South Africa. Frequent blackouts, known as load-shedding, have burdened the country for years, with state-owned energy firm Eskom failing to keep pace with demand and maintain its ageing coal power infrastructure. IMAGES
A column of smoke can be seen rising from the South African parliament building in Cape Town, with firefighters on the scene, after a major fire broke out. IMAGES
Hundreds of Nigerians march in Cape Town after a shooting in Lagos left an unclear number of victims dead. Anger over abuses by the police's loathed Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) during the last two weeks grew into widespread protests, drawing thousands of people into the streets, including in South Africa where many voiced their outrage and disdain on social media platforms using the hashtag #ENDSARS. IMAGES
Nurses and other health workers demonstrate outside Cape Town's Tygerberg Hospital, one of South Africa's coronavirus testing and isolation sites, against lack of protective equipment and transport to work. A nurse who worked at the hospital died after contracting COVID-19. IMAGES
South African deputies arrive at Cape Town's parliament which is sitting for the first time after the ANC won the May 8 election. Lawmakers are to be sworn in and ANC leader Cyril Ramaphosa elected as national president. IMAGES of deputies and Ramaphosa arriving
Hundreds of demonstrators gather in central Warsaw to protest after Poland's parliament rejected a bill that would have decriminalised abortion assistance. The country has one of Europe's most restrictive rules on the practice, which is punishable by up to three years in jail. IMAGES
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