GABON Government Imposes Curfew and Cuts Internet Access As National Elections Wrap Up
According To African News, Gabon’s government announced a nationwide curfew and cut off internet access Saturday evening as voting in major national elections was wrapping up. The Central African nation’s communications minister, Rodrigue Mboumba Bissawou, said on state television that there would be a nightly curfew from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. He said internet […]
Man Sets Himself On Fire Allegedly Protesting Over The Harsh Economic Challenges Faced By Millions Of Kenyans.
According To African News, An unidentified man set himself on fire on Thursday, in Mombasa allegedly to protest the harsh economic challenges facing millions of Kenyans. He had climbed on top of a statue in the middle of a busy roundabout before setting himself alight. The rising cost of living amid a business slowdown and […]
School That Banned Skirts Forces To Close Early Following Student Protest Against Uniform Guidelines
A school that forbade female students from wearing skirts was shut down on Friday after students demonstrated a protest against the uniform guidelines, reports the Telegraph. Officials were called to the Banbury, Oxon school called The Warriner. The secondary school students opposed the “gender-neutral” uniforms and declined to attend class. The protest came in the […]
