Khartoum, Sudan | AFP |  Since his ouster last year, Sudan’s veteran leader Omar al-Bashir has been detained and convicted of corruption, becoming the Middle East’s latest fallen strongman. The 76-year-old, held in Khartoum’s Kober prison where many of his opponents were detained during his rule, had ruthlessly crushed dissent after …

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP |  The World Health Organization on Wednesday pleaded for global unity in fighting the coronavirus, following US President Donald Trump’s stinging attack on its handling of the pandemic. As the WHO prepares to mark 100 days on Thursday since it was first notified of the outbreak in …

Omoro, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Lanenober Health Centre in Lakwana Sub County in Omoro district has resumed operations a week after it was closed.  The facility which serves over 500 people was closed after eleven of its health workers were quarantined after coming into contact with a suspected coronavirus patient. …

Havana, Cuba | AFP |  Cuban doctors are back in global demand as overwhelmed national health care services tap their crisis experience as they battle with the coronavirus pandemic. Communist-run Havana has long used its “white coat diplomacy” as an arm of its foreign policy but has fallen foul of a …

Washington, United States | AFP |  A mask on his face and gloves on his hands, Anthony Lorenzo Green navigated a silver Cadillac through the streets of northeast Washington, delivering groceries to needy people, no strings attached. He knew where to go thanks to the efforts of a mutual aid network …

Khartoum, Sudan | AFP |  A recap of key events in Sudan one year after mass protests toppled its president Omar al-Bashir from power, ending three decades of iron-fisted rule. – Bashir rule ends – On April 11, 2019, four months after mass protests sparked by a hike in bread prices …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged universities insisting on having end of semester examinations during the national lockdown to reconsider. This comes after universities like Uganda Christian University (UCU) informed students that they would be sitting for end of semester examinations online even during the …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  President Yoweri Museveni has this evening banned outdoor exercising saying those in the habit are not only endangering themselves but also the whole country. The pronouncement comes on the backdrop of a  video showing people exercising along the Northern Bypass in magnitudes, attracting condemnation from security …

Cairo, Egypt | AFP |  Haggard and dishevelled from the stress of making ends meet, day labourers line up in Cairo for food parcels after losing their jobs to the sharp downturn caused by the coronavirus. Sayed Shaaban, 42, who used to work in a cafe, said for him the pandemic …

Brussels, Belgium | AFP |  EU finance ministers were mired in marathon talks on Wednesday unable to bridge differences on how to rebuild their economies after the coronavirus, with a North versus South split on burden-sharing for hard-hit countries. The European economy has been battered by the pandemic as national governments …