Kenyan Police arrested over 11 as they fired gun shots and tear-gas over 1 000 pan-Africanists activists who staged a peaceful protest against France-Africa Summit in Nairobi on Tuesday.
Anti-riot officers blocked protesters from accessing the Africa Forward Summit at the
Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) and dispersed two separate groups
attempting to stage demonstrations against the ongoing summit.
The first group tried to approach the venue from near Serena Hotel but was stopped
and dispersed near YMCA hostels before reaching the city centre.
A second group of human rights activists was blocked from accessing KICC during
the main session, with arrests made along Uhuru Highway as they attempted to
move closer to the venue.
Witnesses said the activists were repelled and some bundled into police vehicles.
Those detained reportedly included foreign nationals.
The Central Organising Committee of the Communist Party Marxist Kenya
condemned the arrests, accusing authorities of intimidation
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