NAIROBI (Reuters) - The tiny Horn of Africa nation Djibouti has witnessed days of anti-government protests after a detained air force pilot said in a video clip he had been tortured, his lawyer said on Monday. The government did not respond to a request for comment but Djibouti's ambassador to neighbouring Ethiopia told Reuters the pilot, Fouad Youssuf Ali, had been arrested for treason. Grainy footage posted on social media sites appeared to show people protesting in the streets of Djibouti. According to social media, the protests began last week after a video clip began circulating online showing the pilot being held in what appeared to be a toilet of a jail. Independent news sites are blocked in Djibouti and journalists often arrested and beaten, global media watchdog Reporters Sans Frontieres says.

Source: Ethiopian News June 08, 2020 18:22 UTC