Nigeria hoping to avoid anti-government protests
Voice of America
A person stands on a motorbike as pro-government protesters parade to counter an anti-government demonstration, following nationwide deadly riots over tax hikes, in Nairobi, Kenya, July 23, 2024.
Nigerian officials are hoping that plans for a nationwide August 1 protest over the country’s soaring living costs will be jettisoned.
Pakistan hosted a meeting of the heads of government of Shanghai Cooperation Organization Eurasian countries in Islamabad, Oct. 16, 2024. (Courtesy: Pakistani PM’s office) Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, in Islamabad, Oct. 16, 2024.
A view shows election billboards of the ruling Georgian Dream party, one of which depicts a devastated Ukrainian city contrasted against a peaceful Georgian one, in Tbilisi, Georgia September 27, 2024. FILE - Billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, leader of the Georgian Dream party greets demonstrators during a rally in support of "Russian law" in Tbilisi, Georgia, on April 29, 2024,