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March 18, 2020 - Egyptian police arrested four prominent women dissidents Wednesday after they demanded the release of prisoners for fear of a coronavirus outbreaks in jails, their families said. The four activists and academics -- sisters Mona, Laila and Ahdaf...

Ouagadougou, March 18, 2020 (By Armel Baily with David Esnault in Abidjan) - Sub-Saharan Africa's weeks-long reprieve from the fatal impact of the coronavirus came to an end on Wednesday as Burkina Faso announced the death of a 62-year-old woman who had been suffering...

Opposition figures in and outside of Algeria have been issuing statements calling for the halt in the anti-government rallies that have rocked Algeria since 22 February 2019.  Most opposition personalities active on social media have joined the call to get the...

Cairo, March 17, 2020 - Egypt on Tuesday locked down the Red Sea resort of Hurghada where a German tourist died of new coronavirus earlier this month as it battles the spread of the disease. Hurghada is a magnet for tourists, including divers, who come year-round for...