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Abuja hosts largest gathering of African entrepreneurs in July

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), the leading African philanthropy committed to empowering African entrepreneurs, will hold this year’s entrepreneurs’ summit in Abuja. TEF’s gathering, which is in its fifth year is set to take place July 26 – 27 in Nigeria’s federal capital Abuja with the participation of entrepreneurs from 54 countries. The event is […]

Egypt: investigative journalist summoned by intelligence services

One of Egypt’s prominent investigative journalists was questioned Sunday by military intelligence services in Cairo over “publication of false information threatening the country’s national interest.” Hossam Bahgat, a well-known independent Egyptian journalist working for the online media Mada Masr received a summons on Thursday and appeared before an intelligence service committee, at the headquarters of […]

COVID-19: Ethiopia postpones landmark August election

Ethiopia has postponed its parliamentary elections scheduled for August due to the coronavirus outbreak, the electoral commission said on Tuesday.   “Due to the pandemic we were forced to suspend our activities,” said an Amharic-language statement from the National Electoral Commission.   Ethiopia has as of April 1, confirmed 29 coronavirus cases. Infections have so […]