Civil society urges Nigerian president to take medical leave
Nigerian civil society activists are calling on President Muhammadu Buhari to take long-term medical leave, adding to mounting pressure on the 74-year-old over his health. The ailing head of state spent two months in London earlier this year, officially on vacation and to have routine medical tests for an undisclosed illness. ends intro Muhammadu Buhari […]
Brazen drive-by attack in Cairo leaves three policemen dead
Gunmen armed with machineguns attacked a police patrol in Cairo, killing three policemen and wounding five before fleeing into the night. No group has immediately claimed responsibility for this particularly brazen drive-by shooting. ends intro The attack in Nasr City is a break from the usual terror operations in the restive northern part of Egypt’s […]