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Images of police roadblocks, buildings on fire and dark smoke billowing into the air in Lagos, as Nigerians wake up in shock following an attack on peaceful demonstrators by armed forces. According to the Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, one person died due to "blunt force trauma to head" and that 25 others were wounded. Rights group Amnesty International had earlier said that "several" demonstrators were killed in the shooting, while there has been no independent confirmation of the death toll. IMAGES
Protesters resume anti-government protests in the Iraqi capital Baghdad after authorities failed to enforce an overnight curfew, as deadly violence erupted further south. IMAGES
Bangladeshi students hold scattered street protests after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government ignored an ultimatum to release their leaders and apologise for those killed in deadly unrest. IMAGES
There is heavy security around the Kenyan capital, including a large military presence near Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi, a day after deadly protests against tax hikes. More unrest is feared despite President William Ruto's U-turn on the draft budget that included the tax hikes. IMAGES
Kenyan President William Ruto says that a bill containing contentious tax hikes would "be withdrawn", dramatically reversing course after more than 20 people died and parliament was ransacked by protesters opposed to the legislation. SOUNDBITE
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