| 5,986,592 |
30.07708 |
31.28591 |
Egypt |
|
On 28 April, dozens of journalists marched from the Press Syndicate's headquarters to the general prosecutor's office to file a report against the arbitrary arrest and harassment of journalists and the 25 April siege of the syndicate's headquarters. Journalists held banners calling for the release of their colleagues, while chanting, "Journalism is not a crime." |
| 5,986,596 |
30.07708 |
31.28591 |
Egypt |
|
Yanair Gate's editor-in-chief and a journalist started a sit-in outside the Press Syndicate's headquarters in downtown Cairo on 30 April toprotestsecurityraidsof their private residencies at dawn on Friday. |
| 5,986,602 |
3.7531 |
8.7789 |
Equatorial Guinea |
|
Police allegedly prevented opposition Citizens for Innovation (CI) party leader Gabriel Nse Obiang Obono and 200 of his supporters from leaving his residence in Malabo after an army assault on the property. As of 27 April, they were still under house arrest. |
| 5,986,608 |
3.7531 |
8.7789 |
Equatorial Guinea |
|
Soldiers and police launched an assault on opposition Citizens for Innovation (CI) party leader Gabriel Nse Obiang Obono's house in Malabo, using live ammunition against supporters of the party, allegedly injuring six severely. |
| 5,986,614 |
8.25 |
34.5833 |
Ethiopia |
|
Ethopians from the Anuak ethnic group rioted in Gambela in response to an earlier attack by South Sudanese refugees (mainly ethnic Nuer) from Jawi refugee camp, which killed 21 Ethiopians living around the camp. Four Nuer Ethiopians were killed in separate incidents on 23 and 24 April; they also attacked buildings and vehicles belonging to the United Nations and Doctors Without Borders (MSF), which they accuse of aiding Nuer refugees. |
| 5,986,619 |
9.42397 |
42.03638 |
Ethiopia |
|
Ethiopian soldiers allegedly abducted five students at Haramaya University. |
| 5,986,622 |
5.05 |
-2.8833 |
Ghana |
|
Customers at Half Assini and from neighbouring communities in the Western Region staged a demonstration against high electricty tarifs by the Electricity Company of Ghana. |
| 5,986,626 |
6.69622 |
-1.62195 |
Ghana |
|
Students at Kumasi Polytechnic prevented management of the school from accessing campus by blocking its entrance in protest against the leadership of the Students Representative Council (SRC). Police intervened to calm the situation. |
| 5,986,631 |
9.266667 |
-9.016667 |
Guinea |
|
Several people were injured and some property damaged in Krouane following clashes between protesters demanding the departure of the commune's Mayor and supporters of president Alpha Cond's Rally for the Guinean People Party. |
| 5,986,634 |
9.5091 |
-13.7122 |
Guinea |
|
Fishermen protested against the planned government privatisation of Boulbinet port in Kaloum commune. |
