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Added on the 25/05/2024 09:59:09 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Volunteers using heavy machinery clear away the smouldering remains of a road blockade in Noumea, capital of New Caledonia, hit by deadly riots in response to an electoral reform slammed by the pro-independence movement. IMAGES
Violent clashes break out between Chile's riot police and protesters in Santiago. Protesters have been taking to the streets for two and a half weeks to call out the country's failing neo-liberal economic development system. Chile's president earlier denied allegations that police killed, tortured and sexually assaulted civilians during the deadly protests against him. IMAGES
Hong Kong riot officers fire tear gas at pro-democracy protesters who were besieging a police station in a popular tourist district, the latest clashes to rock the international finance hub. IMAGES
Pushed back by riot police with tear gas and a water cannon, "yellow vest" protesters continue to gather at the Place Charles de Gaulle, at the top of Paris' famed Champs-Elysees. Hundreds have converged on the city for new demonstrations, with anger over fuel taxes morphing into a wide-ranging anti-government movement. IMAGES
Anti-government protestors in the capital's central business district are being quickly dispersed as police fire tear gas, and make arrests, in a show of force. The East African nation,has been rocked by weeks of sometimes deadly protests against Ruto's two-year-old administration, mostly led by young Gen-Z Kenyans. 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.