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Nigeria: #EndSARS - Protest May Mar Nigeria's Growth Projection - IMF
Premium Times, 23 October 2020
Activities surrounding the #ENDSARS protest may mar the already documented Nigeria's growth projection, the International Monetary Fund has said. Read more »
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African Union, 21 October 2020
21 October 2020, Addis Ababa: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat strongly condemns the violence that erupted on 20 October 2020 during protests in… Read more »
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Nigeria: UN, EU, Famous Athletes Slam Security Force Action Against Protesters
DW, 21 October 2020
The UN and EU have joined the chorus of disapproval against the harsh crackdown on anti-police brutality protesters in Nigeria. Witnesses said gunmen opened fire on a crowd of over… Read more »
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Nigeria: UN Chief Calls for End to Reported Police Brutality in Nigeria
UN News, 21 October 2020
The UN Secretary-General on Wednesday said he was closely following recent developments across Nigeria, in the wake of reports that protesters had been shot dead and wounded, and… Read more »
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Nigeria: #EndSARS - U.S. Urges Investigation Into Lekki Shootings
Premium Times, 22 October 2020
"Those involved should be held to account in accordance with Nigerian law," Mr Pompeo said. Read more »
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South Africa: Angry Nigerians Living in South Africa March Against Their Country's Govt Failures
Daily Maverick, 22 October 2020
As police enforced a round-the-clock curfew in Lagos after the army reportedly shot protesters there, angry Nigerians living in South Africa came out in their hundreds to march… Read more »
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Premium Times, 21 October 2020
International celebrities, Beyonce, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna and several others have condemned Tuesday night's massacre at the Lekki toll gate. Read more »
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Nigeria: UN, Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton Call for Stop to Nigeria's Killing of #EndSARS Protesters
Vanguard, 21 October 2020
The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, and his deputy, Amina Mohammed, a former Nigerian Minister of the Environment, have called on the Nigerian government… Read more »
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Nigeria: Ongoing Protests in Nigeria
State Department, 22 October 2020
The United States strongly condemns the use of excessive force by military forces who fired on unarmed demonstrators in Lagos, causing death and injury. We welcome an immediate… Read more »
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Nigeria: UK, U.S. Advise Citizens in Nigeria to Minimise Movements, Avoid Demonstrations
This Day, 21 October 2020
With the ongoing protests against police brutality showing no sign of abating, the United Kingdom and the United States have urged their citizens living in Nigeria to pay attention… Read more »