Kenyan Security Forces Kill 31 in Saba Saba Day Crackdown

Kenya: after Ruto’s bloodbath, which way forward?

The mass movement to bring down Ruto rose up once more on 25 June. Its sequel was planned for 7 July, with another peaceful day of protest under the hashtag #SabaSabaRevolutionDay. But the day didn’t end with a revolutionary victory.

Kenya's Saba Saba protests: President William Ruto orders police to shoot rioters targeting businesses in the legs

Government will not stand by and watch businesses and lives destroyed by sponsored rioters, Ruto says.

'He just wanted to play football': A family mourns a 15-year-old as Togo cracks down on protests

A 15-year-old boy is one of several people who died during mass protests against constitutional changes that many fear will cement the Togo president's grip on power. The changes could lengthen a West African ruling dynasty that already has lasted…

Kenyan protest death toll hits 31 as UN and rights groups demand accountability

The death toll from Kenya’s 'Saba Saba' protests has risen to 31, with the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) confirming 107 ...

UN says 'deeply troubled' by Kenya protest killings

UN has expressed serious concern over the deaths of at least 10 people in Kenya, where police and protesters clashed during anti-government demonstrations the previous day.

Kenya: UN Calls for Independent Probe Into Police Killings in Kenya

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 8 -- The United Nations Human Rights Office has called for an independent and transparent investigation into increased killings of protesters by police during anti-government demonstrations, as the death toll from Monday's Saba Saba protests climbed and pressure mounted on the Kenyan government over its handling of dissent.