
Update: 50 killed at Chad protests
The authorities in Chad say as many as 50 people have been killed in protests against the military staying in power beyond the agreed transition period.
The authorities in Chad say as many as 50 people have been killed in protests against the military staying in power beyond the agreed transition period. Demonstrators took to the streets in N’Djamena and several other cities, with the military and police reportedly shooting people with live ammunition.
Plus, Kenya’s defeated deputy presidential candidate Martha Karua says she does not agree with the Supreme Court verdict upholding President Ruto’s election win.
And the headteacher of Wakadogo School in Gulu in Uganda tells Focus on Africa he’s proud and humbled to win T4 Education’s World’s Best School Prize.
(Photo: Burning barricades in a deserted N’Djamena street; Credit: Getty Images)
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