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Travel warnings issued for Tanzania as unrest erupts following elections
Climbers beware — Mount Kilimanjaro is no longer the biggest obstacle in Tanzania. Tanzania, which is home to the world’s tallest…
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Tanzania cancels independence day celebrations after election unrest
Tanzania has cancelled next month's independence day celebrations, with the funds to be instead spent on rebuilding infrastructure damaged…
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Curfew lifted in Tanzania's main city after election unrest
Tanzanian police have lifted a night-time curfew imposed since last Wednesday in the main city Dar es Salaam following deadly election…
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Samia wins Tanzania election as hundreds feared dead in unrest
President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been declared the winner of Tanzania's presidential election, securing another term in office amid days…
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Election protesters defy army chief in third day of Tanzania unrest
Protesters have taken to the streets in Tanzania for a third day, defying warnings from the country's army chief to end the unrest.…
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Fresh protests hit Tanzania after elections marred by unrest
Fresh protests have broken out in Tanzania's major cities, a day after elections marred by clashes between opposition supporters and the…
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Senior haredi rabbi calls for widespread protest after unrest following arrests of draft dodgers
Three haredi protesters were arrested in Bnei Brak, while protesters in Jerusalem blocked a major road and the light rail tracks, throwing…
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Videos show unrest in Nepal and Indonesia, not Bangladesh
Three people were shot dead after protests erupted in Bangladesh's southeast border region with India over the alleged rape of a…
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Old video of Pakistan protester catching tear gas canister falsely linked to Nepal unrest
Youth-led protests swept Nepal and ousted its government in September, but a video of a demonstrator catching and throwing a tear gas…
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Indonesia protest video misrepresented as Bangladesh unrest
As a top university in politically volatile Bangladesh geared up for a closely watched student election, posts shared a video they falsely…
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Surge in anti-Druze hate speech linked to Syria unrest, CyberWell reports
According to the watchdog, the incitement includes explicit antisemitic language and conspiracy theories portraying Syrian Druze as…
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Photo of Hindu idol falsely linked to unrest in Muslim-majority Bangladesh
As protesters demolished a museum to the father of Muslim-majority Bangladesh's ousted leader Sheikh Hasina, an image purportedly showing…
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South Africa shuts border crossing with Mozambique over poll unrest
South Africa has closed one of its busiest border crossings with Mozambique following violent post-electoral protests in the neighbouring…
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Video of protesters blocking Indian army convoy falsely shared as 'Bangladesh unrest'
Following an outbreak of ethnic violence in eastern Bangladesh in September, a video has been viewed millions of times in social media…
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Video of Gaza child falsely linked to Bangladesh unrest
Screenshot of the false post The video circulated online after India's Hindu-nationalist government sounded alarm over reports of attacks…
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Old photo of monk serving Muslims food falsely linked to 2024 Bangladesh unrest
An old image of a monk serving food to Muslims has resurfaced in social media posts that falsely claimed it shows a Hindu priest who was…
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Kenyan president appoints opposition ministers to his Cabinet amid political unrest
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s president on Wednesday incorporated the opposition in his new Cabinet, appointing four ministers from the…
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Egypt names new defence, foreign ministers amid regional unrest
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi on Wednesday swore in a new government that comprises new defence and foreign ministers amid…
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France's interior minister warns of potential unrest after elections
French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin warned on Friday of potential unrest in France following the upcoming parliamentary elections.…
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French President Emmanuel Macron flies to New Caledonia amid ongoing unrest
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron flew to New Caledonia Wednesday in a bid to find a political solution to the riots that have…