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At least eight people are reported to have been shot and killed by security forces in Cameroon on Sunday during anti-government protests.

There has been heavy deployment of security forces across major cities in the English-speaking areas of Cameroon on Sunday in an attempt to block planned anti-government protests.

Tear gas was fired at anti-government protesters in Zimbabwe as people agitate over worsening economic conditions in the Southern African country.

Authorities in Cameroon have banned public meetings and gatherings in the Anglophone part of the country as demands for independence continues.

At least 15 Somali soldiers have been killed in an attack on a military base in the country's capital Mogadishu on Friday.

The opposition leader in Kenya, Raila Odinga on Thursday called on his supporters to demonstrate nationwide over proposed changes to the country’s election laws.

The government of Cameroon has denied claims by the rights group, Human Rights Watch that it forcefully sent back to Nigeria, 100,000 refugees in breach of international agreements.

The parliament in Kenya is to revise the country’s election laws ahead of the October 26 re-run presidential election following the nullification of the August 8 poll won by incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta.

Political parties in South Africa are now required to disclose their sources of funding following a court ruling on Wednesday to that effect.

There was a second day of chaos in the Ugandan parliament on Wednesday when Members of Parliament engaged in a scuffle by throwing chairs and punches at each other.