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Egypt’s first woman judge dies of coronavirus

Egypt’s first female judge, Tahany El-Gebaly, has died on Sunday due to coronavirus complications, according to local media. El-Gebaly, the former vice-president of Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court, the country’s highest judicial authority, passed away at the age of 71, the…

Sudan’s PM steps down amid protest crackdown

Six weeks after he was reinstated in a controversial deal with the military, Sudan's Prime Minister, Abdalla Hamdok, has announced his resignation.  In a nationwide broadcast where he announced his resignation on Sunday, Mr. Hamdok said Sudan was now at…

DRC: Cities paralyzed by a general strike

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the inhabitants of South Kivu province are observing a general strike.  They are protesting against the deployment of Rwandan police officers on Congolese territory.  For the DRC authorities, this operation aims to better control…