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Timi Frank has called on the ICC to investigate the Kenyan protest killings.
Protesters gather during a nationwide strike to protest against tax hikes and the Finance Bill 2024 in downtown Nairobi, on June 25, 2024. - Kenyan police shot dead one protester near the country's parliament Tuesday, a rights watchdog said as demonstrators angry over proposed tax hikes breached barricades and entered the government complex, where a fire erupted. The mainly Gen-Z-led rallies, which began last week, have taken President William Ruto's government by surprise, with the Kenyan leader saying over the weekend that he was ready to speak to the protesters. (Photo by Amaury Falt-Brown / AFP)

Dozens protest in Kenya with riot police out in force

Dozens of Kenyans took to the streets Tuesday under a heavy police presence, with many shops shuttered as youth activists called for fresh protests after anti-tax hike demonstrations last month descended into
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A butcher is seen at work on a piece of game meat as carcasses hang at an abattoir in Bela Bela, on April 22, 2024. - Carcasses of impala, kudu and wildebeest hung from a slaughterhouse rail, ready to be turned into steaks, sausages and burger patties of the kind South Africa would like to see on dinner tables. The abattoir in Bela Bela, north of Johannesburg, is one of a few dedicated to game meat, an untapped sector authorities say can create jobs and, perhaps counter-intuitively, help preserve wildlife while pleasing the palates of climate- and health-conscious meat eaters. (Photo by MARCO LONGARI / AFP)

S.Africa to dish up more zebra to boost jobs and conservation

Carcasses of impala, kudu and wildebeest hang from a slaughterhouse rail, ready to be turned into steaks, sausages and burger patties of the kind South Africa wants to see more of on
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A Kenyan Police officer fires a tear gas canister towards protesters during a demonstration against tax hikes as members of the Parliament vote the Finance Bill 2024 in downtown Nairoibi, on June 20, 2024. - Thousands of mostly young demonstrators took to the streets across Kenya on June 20, 2024 to protest contentious tax hikes, with police deploying tear gas and water cannon in the capital Nairobi. (Photo by LUIS TATO / AFP)

Two dead in Kenya youth protests

A 21-year-old man has died after being hit by a tear gas canister during protests in Kenya this week, a human rights official and the victim’s relative said Saturday, in the second
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