Many Kenyans have embraced vigilante cops – an ineffective police force is to blame: Studies show that people belonging to marginalised groups are disproportionately affected by police brutality. Neil Thomas/Corbis via Getty Images In March 2017, Ahmed Rashid, a Kenyan police officer, shot and killed two unarmed teenagers accused of theft. They had surrendered and …
Guerre en Ukraine: nouvel avertissement pour l’Afrique, qui doit être vigilante face à l’influence déstabilisatrice de la Russie: Photo by Alexei Druzhinin / SPUTNIK / AFP via Getty Images On s’accorde sur le fait que l’objectif du président russe Vladimir Poutine dans son invasion de l’Ukraine est d’y installer un régime fantoche, malléable aux intérêts …
South Africa in the news: Vigilante groups tackle looters as South Africa’s violent protests against Zuma’s jailing continue: South Africans are forming vigilante groups and taking the law into their own hands after days of chaotic looting and violence sparked by the jailing of the former president Jacob Zuma.At the Maponya …: “South Africa” – …
Ghana has a serious political vigilante problem. Here’s why: In Ghana people use vigilantes to protect their political interests Stig Nygaard/Flickr The US has announced it is ready to support Ghana to deal with the issue of political vigilantism – a growing threat to peace and security in the country. The Conversation Africa’s Moina Spooner …
South Africa in the news: Smash and grab heist in Alexandra, South Africa, gets foiled with the help of a vigilante biker who saw it happen and ran the thief down!: Getting chased by this guy on the motorcycle would have felt like being hunted by the T-1000 liquid metal Terminator in ‘Terminator 2: Judgement …