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Added on the 08/03/2021 18:30:34 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Kenyan riot police out in force for a day of action called by the opposition to protest the country's cost of living crisis, despite a ban on the demonstrations. IMAGES
Clashes break out in Dakar, the Senegalese capital, as the appeal of Barthelemy Dias, a fierce opponent of the government and candidate for mayor of Dakar, awaits trial. Police fire tear gas at the supporters of Dias in the vicinity of the university. IMAGES
One person was shot in undetermined circumstances as hundreds of people were protesting the police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte on Wednesday. Protesters and police clashed in the city centre as authorities fired volleys of teargas cannisters at the demonstrators. Police claim that Scott was carrying a gun, while his family is saying he was carrying a book. His death is the latest incident in recent police killings of black males.
Israeli forces use tear gas to disperse a crowd of Palestinians gathered near the Ofer prison, as they await the release of prisoners as part of an hostage exchange deal between Israel and Hamas. IMAGES
Security forces fire tear gas to disperse protesters during violent clashes in the Chadian capital N'Djamena. At least five people have "died from gunshots" according to the head doctor at the city's Union Chagoua Hospital. IMAGES