Football supporters jailed, presidential candidates behind bars, human rights activists put on a “terrorist list”… NGOs accuse Egyptian authorities of repression one month into the country’s national dialogue. Cairo inaugurated its long-delayed “national dialogue” on World Press Freedom Day, promising to give a platform to opposition voices that have been largely silenced since President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi took office in 2014.… Read More

31-year-old entrepreneur Mustapha Abubakar Gajibo first converted petrol-powered minibuses into solar-powered electric vehicles, in his workshop of Borno state. He now moved on to full designing and manufacturing of vehicles in his brand-new workshop in Abuja, the federal capital.  Abubaker sought to address two main concerns: the high cost of living and environmental concerns. “What actually motivated me into building… Read More

Pope Francis will skip Sunday’s customary public prayer and blessing, on doctor’s advice. The 86-year-old underwent a three-hour-long operation on Wednesday (June 7), using general anesthesia. Doctors removed increasingly painful scarring that resulted from previous abdominal surgeries as well as repaired a hernia in the abdominal wall, with the insertion of a prosthetic support netting, or mesh. He will therefore… Read More

Shelling and gunfire resumed Sunday (June 11) in the Sudanese capital, at the end of a 24-hour ceasefire that was globally respected according to witnesses. The latest in a series of ceasefire agreements enabled civilians to stock up on essential supplies or flee. Nearly two months into the war between Army general Al Burhane and paramilitary commadner Dagalo, over 1,800… Read More

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, 78, announced on Thursday that he had taken a “forced leave of absence” after testing positive for Covid-19. “Yesterday morning, I noticed symptoms resembling mild flu,” the head of state wrote in a statement, adding that a test had confirmed that he had been infected with the Covid-19 virus. “I have therefore isolated myself… (and) I… Read More