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Added on the 07/01/2021 02:14:28 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Protesters are arrested near the US Capitol, where they burn an effigy of Benjamin Netanyahu during the Israeli leader's address to American lawmkers. IMAGES
Demonstrators gather outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department in Minneapolis to protest the shooting of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man shot dead by a police officer during a traffic stop on Sunday. They were out in the streets defying a 7pm curfew put in place Monday until early morning Tuesday. IMAGES
Police prepare to implement a Washington, DC, citywide curfew at Capitol Hill, erecting barriers around the premises and standing guard in riot gear. Hours earlier, supporters of Donald Trump stormed the Capitol as lawmakers were in the process of certifying Joe Biden's victory. IMAGES
Images of police roadblocks, buildings on fire and dark smoke billowing into the air in Lagos, as Nigerians wake up in shock following an attack on peaceful demonstrators by armed forces. According to the Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, one person died due to "blunt force trauma to head" and that 25 others were wounded. Rights group Amnesty International had earlier said that "several" demonstrators were killed in the shooting, while there has been no independent confirmation of the death toll. IMAGES
A few thousand of anti-government protesters defy a 24-hour curfew at Lekki Toll Gate in Nigeria's economic hub Lagos, as ordered by the state governor to curb the demonstrations, which went into effect at 4pm local time (1500 GMT). IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.