Shola Lawal

Lagos

Journalist at Freelance

Independent Journalist. People + Planet. @IWMF Neuffer + EU Lorenzo Natali Prize etc. https://t.co/w6Tvz9QSqG

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Articles

Could India, Pakistan use nuclear weapons? Here’s what their doctrines say

5 days ago | flipboard.com | Shola Lawal

17 hours agoIndia activates S-400 as Pakistan missiles target Jammu region, intercepts all foreign threats mid-airJammu and Kashmir - May 08, 2025 India's air defence systems sprang into action after Pakistan launched loitering munitions and missiles targeting multiple locations across Jammu and Kashmir, including Jammu city's airport. The incident occurred in Rajouri, northern India, on May 8.
Could India, Pakistan use nuclear weapons? Here's what their doctrines say

5 days ago | aljazeera.com | Shola Lawal

Pakistan said it struck multiple Indian military bases in the early hours of Saturday, May 10, after claiming that India had launched missiles against three Pakistani bases, marking a sharp escalation in their already soaring tensions, as the neighbours edge closer to an all-out war.
Malians protest military gov't moves to hold on to power

1 week ago | aljazeera.com | Shola Lawal

When Mali's Colonel Assimi Goita first seized power in a coup in 2020, the West African nation erupted in joy. His promises to hold elections and bring stability to parts of the country troubled by armed groups were tantalising for a nation under siege. Nearly five years later, however, Goita has repeatedly reneged on those promises.
Who are the main contenders to be the next pope?

1 week ago | aljazeera.com | Shola Lawal

Cardinals from around the world will meet this week to formally begin selecting the next pope in a secret ballot, after the late Pope Francis's funeral on April 26. The vote itself will take place behind the sealed doors of the Sistine Chapel sometime after May 7. Selecting the next leader of the Catholic Church is a momentous and highly anticipated task. The church counts some 1.4 billion baptised Roman Catholics around the world as members.
Why does DRC want to end ex-President Kabila's immunity for war crimes?

1 week ago | aljazeera.com | Shola Lawal

The army of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) asked the Senate this week to revoke former President Joseph Kabila's immunity from prosecution. Removal of Kabila's immunity would pave the way for him to be prosecuted on charges of "supporting a rebel insurgency" in the country's troubled eastern region, Justice Minister Constant Mutamba said.
African researchers could stop HIV but US aid cuts are in the way

2 weeks ago | aljazeera.com | Shola Lawal

Patrick Arbuthnot was browsing his emails on what seemed like a normal workday in his lab in Johannesburg when he saw a strange notification pop up. "Stop Work," it read. Recommended Stories Arbuthnot does not remember exactly what else the United States official said in the body of text in January, but the one line seared in his memory was enough, even if it was almost impossible to believe.
An E.U. Deforestation Rule Has Ethiopian Coffee Farmers Scrambling

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Shola Lawal

The measure will require geolocation data to show that beans aren't linked to deforestation. Farmers say they need more time to prepare. Farmers in Africa that produce some of the world's most prized coffee are in a scramble to comply with new European Union environmental rules that require them to document the origin of every shipment of beans. The new measure, coming into force at the end of this year, is designed to prevent deforestation driven by agricultural expansion.
Is Zimbabwe wooing Donald Trump by paying white farmers and ending tariffs?

4 weeks ago | aljazeera.com | Shola Lawal

Long-frozen relations between the United States and Zimbabwe may be thawing after the Southern African nation slashed all taxes on US goods flowing into the country and announced it has begun to pay compensation to white farmers who lost land during controversial, sometimes violent land expropriation reforms that were instituted 25 years ago The moves come amid a wave of sweeping tariffs imposed on countries around the world by US President Donald Trump, and as other countries scramble to...
‘We feel like we’re back in Senegal’: the Sufis helping migrants in the Canaries

4 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Shola Lawal |Priyanka Shankar

In a three-storey building in a residential neighbourhood in Gran Canaria, about an hour’s drive from the airport, more than a dozen teenage Senegalese boys in colourful, flowing robes sit in a circle, soulfully chanting supplications. Behind them, girls sit with their heads covered, praying. On the top-floor terrace a feast of steaming rice, meat and vegetable gravy is being prepared. It is a bright Sunday afternoon in February.
Will a moonwalking general become Gabon's next president?

1 month ago | aljazeera.com | Shola Lawal

The small African nation of Gabon is voting on Saturday in its first executive elections since a military coup in 2023 ended the 50-year dynastic rule of the Bongo political family. Brice Clotaite Oligui Nguema, coup leader-turned-transition president, is the main candidate among four competitors and is widely expected to win the elections, despite controversial reforms he has put into place that experts say were tailored to make him eligible for the vote.