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Tough choices: Palestinian journalist Youmna el Sayed.

The media has failed Gaza — journalist Youmna El Sayed says

After months of reporting on Israel’s war against Palestine, a mother of four young children was forced to flee to Egypt with her family

A school in Gedarif became home to hundreds of families fleeing the war in Khartoum. Photos by Ala Kheir

Between conflict and hope: A photographer’s journey amid Sudan’s turmoil

Photographer Ala Kheir was using his camera to document the scars of Sudan’s old wars. Then came the new war.

he new motorway will be wide and straight and modern, and it will run through the heart of Old Cairo. (Islam Safwat/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

In Egypt, new roads, old problems

Efforts to modernise the capital Cairo’s infrastructure are running up against, and sometimes through, the city’s long history

Refugees in the Gorom refugee settlement. (Photo by Michael Kappeler/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Unable to survive in Egypt, refugees return to war-torn Sudan

Employment, proper housing and help have become nearly impossible to find, with Egypt’s two-year economic crisis rapidly worsening

Hardship: People fleeing war-torn Sudan arrive at Qastal land port between Egypt and Sudan. Egypt’s economic crisis has resulted in rents soaring. Photo:  Khaled Desouki/ Getty Images

Sudan refugees face soaring rent prices in Cairo

As 250 000 people fled air strikes, street battles, looting and sexual violence, property owners in the Egyptian capital saw an opportunity

Thrilling: Cairo is the most congested city in Africa. It is through this chaos that the cyclists delivering bread must weave their way to customers and back to the bakery. Photo: Khaled Desouki/AFP

Daily bread: Cairo’s cycle delivery race

In Africa’s most congested city, an army of young cyclists performs incredible feats of balance and daring to ensure that the business of bread remains on the move

President Records Ltd presents the band Matata in London, 1971. (Copyright: President Records Ltd)
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Ngoma Nites: From rumba and benga to the digital revolution in Nairobi

This extract from the book Ten Cities details the evolution of the club scene in Nairobi, with a focus on the mid-1990s

Kaizer Chiefs fans react to the goal during the Absa Premiership match between Kaizer Chiefs and Baroka FC at FNB Stadium on September 28, 2019 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Sydney Seshibedi/Gallo Images)

Loyalty and loathing in the Champions League

As Al Ahly take on Kaizer Chiefs, South Africa’s greatest coach has been tasked with denying his homeland a sought-after star

Hussein Salim’s, Ante- chamber, 2020, typifies his style, which leans towards abstraction and was nurtured by an absence of visual references. (Courtesy Melrose Gallery)

Artist Hussein Salim’s journey to find his place in the world

Mary Corrigall meets with the Sudanese artist on the occasion of his largest solo exhibition in Joburg

(John McCann/M&G)

Our universities need relevance and excellence

In shaping Africa’s universities we should take the best from two examples: Dar and Makerere

Groups of protesters gather in central Cairo shouting anti-government slogans. (Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany)

Egypt’s protests uncover deep cracks in al-Sisi’s strongman façade

The popular uprising is an indication that al-Sisi’s regime is not as stable as he would have the world believe

Provocative: Mohamed Aly’s posts have caused protests in Egypt

The videos behind Egypt’s unrest

An Egyptian businessman in exile in Spain has been sparking protests back home with his posts

Small groups of protesters gather shouting anti-government slogans in central Cairo, Egypt. (Reuters/Mohamed Abd El Ghany)

Could Egypt’s rare anti-Sisi protests swell?

Heavy security has been put in place, but could this trigger a wider movement against former general-turned-President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi?

Not too long ago, South Africa was beloved by the rest of Africa. Now we are reviled — and we have only ourselves to blame. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

The shame of being a South African in the rest of Africa

Once upon a time, being a South African in the rest of Africa was a get-out-of-jail-free card. Now we are viewed with anger. And we deserve it

Heads down: Bafana Bafana bow out of Afcon 2019. (Gallo)

​South Africa 1-2 Nigeria: Bafana dance to West African tune

This game was always going to end badly if we failed to grab the initiative

A fan poses in front of a mural picturing Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah. (Reuters/Phil Noble)
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Salah and Egypt score own goal supporting Warda

Mohamed Salah, adored by millions at home and abroad, picked the wrong side when he defended a teammate accused by numerous women of sexual harassment

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. (Andrew Caballero Reynolds/Pool/Reuters)

Egypt parliament votes to extend Sisi rule

Egypt’s parliament approves constitutional amendments allowing President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to stay in power until 2030

Protesters in Kinshasa. It is vital that African cities find solutions tailored to their unique socio-economic and spatial contexts.

Gearing Africa’s cities for the future

By 2030, 15 cities in Africa will have populations over 5 million, most of whom will live in informal settlements.

The attack which killed six policemen is one of several millitant attacks security forces.

Army policemen killed near Cairo

Six officers have been killed after undentified gunmen opened fire on an army police checkpoint near Cairo, Egypt.

Gaza: Stranded SA delegation allowed safe passage into Cairo

A group of South Africans stranded in the Gaza Strip has been allowed safe passage into Cairo following an intervention by Dirco officials.