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Two men sit on a grave in front of a dumpsite observing from a distance as members of the Congolese Red Cross conduct a mass burial for victims of the clashes between M23 armed rebel group and Congolese forces in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo at Musigiko cemetery in Bukavu on February 20, 2025.
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Kenya Police officers control the crowd as supporters and mourners jostle for space during a stampede at an entrance to Nyayo Stadium, where the body of Kenyas opposition leader and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga lies in state for public viewing during his State Funeral in Nairobi on October 17, 2025. Kenya laid to rest veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga in a state funeral marked by both huge crowds and tragedy. His body was accorded full military honours with thousands of mourners gathering across Nairobi and his home region in western Kenya. Amid the funeral rites, stampedes at public viewings killed at least two people and injured scores, prompting authorities to tighten security.
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Samburu pastoralist Chapan Lolpusike, 35, (C) speaks with his wife Soilin Lolpusike, 25, and some of his children while waiting for camel milk tea inside the hut where she lives with her family in a manyatta -a pastoralist homestead settlement- near Sereolipi, on September 29, 2025.
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Mourners and supporters of Kenyas opposition leader and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga climb on top of a structure outside the stadium following the arrival of his coffin to his home region in Kisumu, on October 18, 2025. Kenya laid to rest veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga in a state funeral marked by both huge crowds and tragedy. His body was accorded full military honours with thousands of mourners gathering across Nairobi and his home region in western Kenya. Amid the funeral rites, stampedes at public viewings killed at least two people and injured scores, prompting authorities to tighten security.
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A student holds a flag bearing the logo of the popular Japanese manga One Piece, a symbol adopted by Gen Z protest movements worldwide, during clashes with Malagasy security forces amid a strike calling for constitutional reforms and the resignation of President Andry Rajoelina in Antananarivo, on October 9, 2025. In late 2025, Madagascars streets exploded with young GenZ protesters, furious over chronic power cuts, water shortages, and economic stagnation. Demonstrations in Antananarivo grew chaotic, with clashes against security forces marking another chapter in a wave of youth-led protests sweeping the globe. The unrest escalated when elite military unit CAPSAT joined the demonstrators, seized key government buildings including the presidential palace, and declared that the armed forces were now in control, abruptly ending President Andry Rajoelinas government and suspending key institutions, with promises of elections within two years.
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Protesters react as they push a metal container to use as a barricade during clashes with Malagasy security forces amid a strike calling for constitutional reforms and the resignation of President Andry Rajoelina in Antananarivo, on October 9, 2025.
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Members of the Malagasy gendarmerie take cover behind their shields amid tear gas during clashes between demonstrators and security forces in protests calling for the resignation of President Andry Rajoelina in Antananarivo, on October 11, 2025.
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A protester holds a tear gas canister as thousands gather during clashes between demonstrators and security forces in protests calling for the resignation of President Andry Rajoelina in Antananarivo, on October 11, 2025.
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Members of the Malagasy Gendarmerie drag a motionless injured protester who was severely beaten during clashes amid a strike calling for constitutional reforms and the resignation of President Andry Rajoelina in Antananarivo, on October 9, 2025.
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Members of Madagascars CAPSAT army unit ride on a pickup truck to secure the area around Lake Anosy as protesters celebrate their arrival following clashes between demonstrators and security forces during protests calling for the resignation of President Andry Rajoelina in Antananarivo, on October 11, 2025.
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Residents and protesters cheer and hold banners as they gather for a civil society rally outside City Hall in Antananarivo, on October 13, 2025. Soldiers and security forces joined hundreds celebrating in Madagascar's capital on October 13, 2025, hours before President Andry Rajoelina was due to address the nation following weeks of protests and growing calls for his resignation.
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Protesters vandalise a Gendarmerie armoured vehicle as members of a section of the Malagasy army take control of the area around Lake Anosy following clashes between demonstrators and security forces during protests calling for the resignation of President Andry Rajoelina in Antananarivo, on October 11, 2025.
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A protester jumps to avoid a teargas canister during clashes with Malagasy security forces at a demonstration calling for the resignation of President Andry Rajoelina, in Antananarivo, on October 6, 2025.
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Members of the Madagascar army unit CAPSAT ride an armoured vehicle as protesters cheer and wave flags, celebrating their arrival outside Antananarivos City Hall following clashes demanding the resignation of President Andry Rajoelina in Antananarivo, on October 11, 2025.
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Family members of Safidy Rakotoarisoa, a protester allegedly killed during GenZ demonstrations, carry his coffin atop a van and sing the national anthem as protesters and residents gather during a civil society rally demanding the resignation of President Andry Rajoelina and paying tribute to victims of the protests, in Antananarivo, on October 13, 2025.
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Members of Madagascars CAPSAT army unit take positions to secure the Presidential Palace ahead of an address announcing they have taken control of the government, in Antananarivo, on October 11, 2025.
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Residents climb atop a monument surrounded by Congolese flags after a rally organized by civil society groups in support of the M23 movement and against the central Congolese government in Bukavu on February 22, 2025. In February 2025, the Rwanda-backed M23 armed rebel group launched a rapid offensive and took control of Bukavu, the South Kivu provincial capital, after clashes with Congolese forces. Looting and heavy shelling in parts of the city left streets empty, morgues and hospitals overwhelmed, and triggered mass displacement. As a result, neighbouring Burundi received some 10,000 refugees within three days and more than 70,000 by April, the largest influx the country has seen in decades.
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A man rides in the trunk of a taxi carrying boxes of beverages past a vandalized vehicle of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) following clashes in Bukavu on February 18, 2025. In February 2025, the Rwanda-backed M23 armed rebel group launched a rapid offensive and took control of Bukavu, the South Kivu provincial capital, after clashes with Congolese forces. Looting and heavy shelling in parts of the city left streets empty, morgues and hospitals overwhelmed, and triggered mass displacement. As a result, neighbouring Burundi received some 10,000 refugees within three days and more than 70,000 by April, the largest influx the country has seen in decades.
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A member of the M23 armed group walks through a pool of water as residents clean the streets during a special cleaning exercise and public meeting conducted by the M23 movement following the take over of the city at the Place de lIndependance in Bukavu on February 20, 2025. In February 2025, the Rwanda-backed M23 armed rebel group launched a rapid offensive and took control of Bukavu, the South Kivu provincial capital, after clashes with Congolese forces. Looting and heavy shelling in parts of the city left streets empty, morgues and hospitals overwhelmed, and triggered mass displacement. As a result, neighbouring Burundi received some 10,000 refugees within three days and more than 70,000 by April, the largest influx the country has seen in decades.
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Jolie Mataniko (R) lies on a hospital bed nursing wounds on her face next to other injured women following clashes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo at the General Provincial Hospital in Bukavu on February 19, 2025. In February 2025, the Rwanda-backed M23 armed rebel group launched a rapid offensive and took control of Bukavu, the South Kivu provincial capital, after clashes with Congolese forces. Looting and heavy shelling in parts of the city left streets empty, morgues and hospitals overwhelmed, and triggered mass displacement. As a result, neighbouring Burundi received some 10,000 refugees within three days and more than 70,000 by April, the largest influx the country has seen in decades.
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Members of the M23 armed group monitor the area while guarding senior members of the group during a special cleaning exercise and public meeting conducted by the M23 movement following the takeover of the city at the Place de lIndpendance in Bukavu on February 20, 2025. In February 2025, the Rwanda-backed M23 armed rebel group launched a rapid offensive and took control of Bukavu, the South Kivu provincial capital, after clashes with Congolese forces. Looting and heavy shelling in parts of the city left streets empty, morgues and hospitals overwhelmed, and triggered mass displacement. As a result, neighbouring Burundi received some 10,000 refugees within three days and more than 70,000 by April, the largest influx the country has seen in decades.
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Residents observe from a distance as members of the Congolese Red Cross conduct a mass burial for victims of the clashes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo at Musigiko cemetery in Bukavu on February 20, 2025. In February 2025, the Rwanda-backed M23 armed rebel group launched a rapid offensive and took control of Bukavu, the South Kivu provincial capital, after clashes with Congolese forces. Looting and heavy shelling in parts of the city left streets empty, morgues and hospitals overwhelmed, and triggered mass displacement. As a result, neighbouring Burundi received some 10,000 refugees within three days and more than 70,000 by April, the largest influx the country has seen in decades.
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Members of the Congolese Red Cross carry body bags containing human remains during a mass burial for victims of the clashes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo at Musigiko cemetery in Bukavu on February 20, 2025. In February 2025, the Rwanda-backed M23 armed rebel group launched a rapid offensive and took control of Bukavu, the South Kivu provincial capital, after clashes with Congolese forces. Looting and heavy shelling in parts of the city left streets empty, morgues and hospitals overwhelmed, and triggered mass displacement. As a result, neighbouring Burundi received some 10,000 refugees within three days and more than 70,000 by April, the largest influx the country has seen in decades.
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A member of the M23 movement monitors the area as Congolese police officers stand in formation during an enrollment of civilians, police officers, and former members of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) who allegedly decided to join the M23 movement voluntarily in Bukavu on February 22, 2025. In February 2025, the Rwanda-backed M23 armed rebel group launched a rapid offensive and took control of Bukavu, the South Kivu provincial capital, after clashes with Congolese forces. Looting and heavy shelling in parts of the city left streets empty, morgues and hospitals overwhelmed, and triggered mass displacement. As a result, neighbouring Burundi received some 10,000 refugees within three days and more than 70,000 by April, the largest influx the country has seen in decades.
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A member of the Congolese Red Cross sprays disinfectant on body bags containing human remains during a mass burial for victims of the clashes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo at Musigiko cemetery in Bukavu on February 20, 2025. In February 2025, the Rwanda-backed M23 armed rebel group launched a rapid offensive and took control of Bukavu, the South Kivu provincial capital, after clashes with Congolese forces. Looting and heavy shelling in parts of the city left streets empty, morgues and hospitals overwhelmed, and triggered mass displacement. As a result, neighbouring Burundi received some 10,000 refugees within three days and more than 70,000 by April, the largest influx the country has seen in decades.
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A worker carries sacks of aid on his back as Congolese refugees gather waiting for a chance to receive assistance during a food distribution operation at the Musenyi refugee site in Giharo, on May 7, 2025. In February 2025, the Rwanda-backed M23 armed rebel group launched a rapid offensive and took control of Bukavu, the South Kivu provincial capital, after clashes with Congolese forces. Looting and heavy shelling in parts of the city left streets empty, morgues and hospitals overwhelmed, and triggered mass displacement. As a result, neighbouring Burundi received some 10,000 refugees within three days and more than 70,000 by April, the largest influx the country has seen in decades.
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Congolese refugees move around rows of tents as a storm approaches at the Musenyi refugee site in Giharo, on May 7, 2025. In February 2025, the Rwanda-backed M23 armed rebel group launched a rapid offensive and took control of Bukavu, the South Kivu provincial capital, after clashes with Congolese forces. Looting and heavy shelling in parts of the city left streets empty, morgues and hospitals overwhelmed, and triggered mass displacement. As a result, neighbouring Burundi received some 10,000 refugees within three days and more than 70,000 by April, the largest influx the country has seen in decades.
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A young Congolese refugee plays on a swing under heavy rain as refugees await relocation at the Cishemere Transit Center near Buganda, on May 6, 2025. In February 2025, the Rwanda-backed M23 armed rebel group launched a rapid offensive and took control of Bukavu, the South Kivu provincial capital, after clashes with Congolese forces. Looting and heavy shelling in parts of the city left streets empty, morgues and hospitals overwhelmed, and triggered mass displacement. As a result, neighbouring Burundi received some 10,000 refugees within three days and more than 70,000 by April, the largest influx the country has seen in decades.
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A young protester holds a large Kenyan flag on top of a bridge as others gather in front of a central police station, demanding answers over recent police brutality and marking the one-year anniversary of youth-led nationwide protests, in Nairobi, on June 25, 2025. In mid-2025, protests erupted across Kenya following the death of 31yearold blogger and teacher Albert Ojwang in police custody. Arrested over social media posts criticizing a senior officer, pathologists found clear signs of assault, contradicting police claims of selfinflicted harm. The unrest reignited public anger over the violent 2024 antitax protests, which left dozens dead and peaked when young demonstrators stormed the Kenyan parliament. In 2025, protesters clashed with security forces in a fierce wave of unrest extending last years youthled protests, driven by grievances over police brutality, rising living costs, and government impunity.
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Protesters hold placards and chant slogans while gesturing against the police as they ride motorbikes and try to block traffic on a main road during a march over the death of Kenyan blogger Albert Ojwang, who died in police custody under disputed circumstances, in Nairobi on June 9, 2025. In mid-2025, protests erupted across Kenya following the death of 31yearold blogger and teacher Albert Ojwang in police custody. Arrested over social media posts criticizing a senior officer, pathologists found clear signs of assault, contradicting police claims of selfinflicted harm. The unrest reignited public anger over the violent 2024 antitax protests, which left dozens dead and peaked when young demonstrators stormed the Kenyan parliament. In 2025, protesters clashed with security forces in a fierce wave of unrest extending last years youthled protests, driven by grievances over police brutality, rising living costs, and government impunity.
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A young protester gestures in front of a burning barricade during clashes with Kenya Police officers, as demonstrations mark the one-year anniversary of youth-led nationwide protests, in Nairobi, on June 25, 2025. In mid-2025, protests erupted across Kenya following the death of 31yearold blogger and teacher Albert Ojwang in police custody. Arrested over social media posts criticizing a senior officer, pathologists found clear signs of assault, contradicting police claims of selfinflicted harm. The unrest reignited public anger over the violent 2024 antitax protests, which left dozens dead and peaked when young demonstrators stormed the Kenyan parliament. In 2025, protesters clashed with security forces in a fierce wave of unrest extending last years youthled protests, driven by grievances over police brutality, rising living costs, and government impunity.
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Protesters gather to block a main road with burning barricades and urban debris during clashes at Saba Saba Day demonstrations in Nairobi on July 7, 2025. In mid-2025, protests erupted across Kenya following the death of 31yearold blogger and teacher Albert Ojwang in police custody. Arrested over social media posts criticizing a senior officer, pathologists found clear signs of assault, contradicting police claims of selfinflicted harm. The unrest reignited public anger over the violent 2024 antitax protests, which left dozens dead and peaked when young demonstrators stormed the Kenyan parliament. In 2025, protesters clashed with security forces in a fierce wave of unrest extending last years youthled protests, driven by grievances over police brutality, rising living costs, and government impunity.
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A protester is pushed and surrounded by Kenyan police officers as she attempts to stop them from firing teargas during a demonstration over the death of Kenyan blogger Albert Ojwang, who died in police custody, as the government presents the 2025-2026 budget statement in downtown Nairobi on June 12, 2025. In mid-2025, protests erupted across Kenya following the death of 31yearold blogger and teacher Albert Ojwang in police custody. Arrested over social media posts criticizing a senior officer, pathologists found clear signs of assault, contradicting police claims of selfinflicted harm. The unrest reignited public anger over the violent 2024 antitax protests, which left dozens dead and peaked when young demonstrators stormed the Kenyan parliament. In 2025, protesters clashed with security forces in a fierce wave of unrest extending last years youthled protests, driven by grievances over police brutality, rising living costs, and government impunity.
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A protester reacts in front of burning cars as clashes erupt between demonstrators and police during a protest over the death of Kenyan blogger Albert Ojwang, who died in police custody, as the government presents the 2025-2026 budget statement in downtown Nairobi on June 12, 2025. In mid-2025, protests erupted across Kenya following the death of 31yearold blogger and teacher Albert Ojwang in police custody. Arrested over social media posts criticizing a senior officer, pathologists found clear signs of assault, contradicting police claims of selfinflicted harm. The unrest reignited public anger over the violent 2024 antitax protests, which left dozens dead and peaked when young demonstrators stormed the Kenyan parliament. In 2025, protesters clashed with security forces in a fierce wave of unrest extending last years youthled protests, driven by grievances over police brutality, rising living costs, and government impunity.
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A protester jumps for safety as she emerges from a narrow alley while Kenya police officers strike her with whips and clubs during clashes in downtown Nairobi on June 25, 2025 during a planned day of protest marking the first anniversary of the storming of the parliament. In mid-2025, protests erupted across Kenya following the death of 31yearold blogger and teacher Albert Ojwang in police custody. Arrested over social media posts criticizing a senior officer, pathologists found clear signs of assault, contradicting police claims of selfinflicted harm. The unrest reignited public anger over the violent 2024 antitax protests, which left dozens dead and peaked when young demonstrators stormed the Kenyan parliament. In 2025, protesters clashed with security forces in a fierce wave of unrest extending last years youthled protests, driven by grievances over police brutality, rising living costs, and government impunity.
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Protesters carry a severely injured man while attempting to evacuate him through clouds of tear gas fired by Kenya Police officers, as clashes erupt during a demonstration over the death of Kenyan blogger Albert Ojwang, who died in police custody, in downtown Nairobi on June 17, 2025. In mid-2025, protests erupted across Kenya following the death of 31yearold blogger and teacher Albert Ojwang in police custody. Arrested over social media posts criticizing a senior officer, pathologists found clear signs of assault, contradicting police claims of selfinflicted harm. The unrest reignited public anger over the violent 2024 antitax protests, which left dozens dead and peaked when young demonstrators stormed the Kenyan parliament. In 2025, protesters clashed with security forces in a fierce wave of unrest extending last years youthled protests, driven by grievances over police brutality, rising living costs, and government impunity.
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A group of protesters run for cover as a teargas canister is thrown toward them while they sit outside the Administration Police Service Headquarters during a protest over the death of Kenyan blogger Albert Ojwang, who died in police custody, as the government presents the 2025-2026 budget statement in downtown Nairobi on June 12, 2025. In mid-2025, protests erupted across Kenya following the death of 31yearold blogger and teacher Albert Ojwang in police custody. Arrested over social media posts criticizing a senior officer, pathologists found clear signs of assault, contradicting police claims of selfinflicted harm. The unrest reignited public anger over the violent 2024 antitax protests, which left dozens dead and peaked when young demonstrators stormed the Kenyan parliament. In 2025, protesters clashed with security forces in a fierce wave of unrest extending last years youthled protests, driven by grievances over police brutality, rising living costs, and government impunity.
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Kenya Police officers clear a road littered with stones and burning barricades during clashes with protesters, as demonstrations mark the one-year anniversary of youth-led nationwide protests, in downtown Nairobi, on June 25, 2025. In mid-2025, protests erupted across Kenya following the death of 31yearold blogger and teacher Albert Ojwang in police custody. Arrested over social media posts criticizing a senior officer, pathologists found clear signs of assault, contradicting police claims of selfinflicted harm. The unrest reignited public anger over the violent 2024 antitax protests, which left dozens dead and peaked when young demonstrators stormed the Kenyan parliament. In 2025, protesters clashed with security forces in a fierce wave of unrest extending last years youthled protests, driven by grievances over police brutality, rising living costs, and government impunity.
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Young men chant anti-government slogans as they carry the coffin of Boniface Kariuki, a street hawker who died from gunshot wounds days after being shot by Kenyan police during nationwide protests against police violence and government policies, during his funeral in a village near Kangema on July 11, 2025. Kenya Police officers clear a road littered with stones and burning barricades during clashes with protesters, as demonstrations mark the one-year anniversary of youth-led nationwide protests, in downtown Nairobi, on June 25, 2025.
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A pastor prays alongside others during an interfaith service led by dozens of pastors, clerics, and religious leaders from various churches and denominations, calling for peace ahead of nationwide demonstrations marking the anniversary of the historic anti-government protests, in downtown Nairobi, on June 21, 2025. Kenya Police officers clear a road littered with stones and burning barricades during clashes with protesters, as demonstrations mark the one-year anniversary of youth-led nationwide protests, in downtown Nairobi, on June 25, 2025.
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