Protester shot dead as Sudan marks three years since bloody crackdown

The protester’s killing by Sudanese forces came as demonstrators staged protests commemorating those killed since the bloody military crackdown three years ago.
Egypt opposition figure walks free after presidential pardon

Egyptian opposition figure Yahya Abdelhadi was released from jail after three years following a presidential pardon this week.
Hundreds of Sudanese protesters demand UN chief quit

Hundreds of Sudanese protesters gathered in the capital on Wednesday to demand the dismissal of UN special representative Volker Perthes, who heads the United Nations Integrated Transition Assistance Mission Sudan (UNITAMS).