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

How far will US strikes set back Iran's nuclear programme?

5 days ago | aljazeera.com | Shola Lawal

The United States struck three key nuclear sites in Iran early on Sunday, injecting itself into Israel's war with Iran in a sophisticated mission and prompting fears of military escalation in the Middle East amid Israel's brutal onslaught of Gaza. In a televised address early on Sunday, US President Donald Trump justified the strikes, saying they were aimed at stopping "the nuclear threat" posed by Iran.
Supporters rally for banned Ivorian opposition hopeful

1 week ago | aljazeera.com | Shola Lawal

Despite a heavy downpour and slippery roads, supporters of presidential candidate Tidjane Thiam poured into Abidjan's streets in the thousands on Saturday to march on the offices of the Ivory Coast electoral commission. Decked in the white and green colours of Thiam's main opposition Democratic Party of Ivory Coast (PDCI), the demonstrators chanted his nickname - "Thithi president!" - in a show of support for a candidate now officially barred from the vote.
Is Trump planning an 'Africa visa ban'?

1 week ago | aljazeera.com | Shola Lawal

United States President Donald Trump could significantly expand his travel ban list in the next few weeks to include 36 more countries, 26 of which are in Africa, US media reports say, citing internal government documents. With 10 countries already included on Trump's initial list, citizens of 36 of Africa's 54 nations could now be banned, fully or partially, from entering the US if the new list takes effect.
Is Trump planning an ‘Africa visa ban’?

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Shola Lawal

Opinion | New Yorkers might vote for a socialist mayor, but a Muslim? The city has come a long way from the dark days of post-9/11 Islamophobia. When hijacked airplanes were flown into the World Trade Center in 2001, New York’s popular mayoral candidate Zohran Kwame Mamdani was just 9 years old. On that otherwise bluebird day, he had been in the United States only two …
African researchers are working to cure HIV, but US aid cuts are in the way

3 weeks ago | defenddemocracy.press | Shola Lawal

Dozens of trials on HIV ground to a halt in February after US President Donald Trump abruptly pulled crucial funding. By May 1st, 2025Patrick 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.
Why are humanitarian crises in African countries so ignored?

3 weeks ago | winnmediaskn.com | Shola Lawal

The latest Most Neglected Crises report on world’s most invisible humanitarian emergencies lists African nations first. By (AL Jazeera) – African countries have again topped the list of the world’s most ignored crises, with nearly all of the worst-funded humanitarian challenges located in the continent in 2024, according to a new study out this week.
Why are humanitarian crises in African countries so ignored?

3 weeks ago | aljazeera.com | Shola Lawal

African countries have again topped the list of the world's most ignored crises, with nearly all of the worst-funded humanitarian challenges located in the continent in 2024, according to a new study out this week. Released on Tuesday, the report by the nonprofit Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) lists Cameroon, Mozambique and a host of other African nations as some of the most burdened by violence and displacement, but also the most invisible to donors.
‘US, China, India can all fit into Africa’: On a quest to fix the world map

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Shola Lawal

6 hours agoChina: World's first humanoid robot boxing match kicks off in China⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The China Media Group (CMG) World Robot Competition - Mecha Fighting Series, the first-ever humanoid robot fighting tournament, opened in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, on Sunday, as contestants, including robots developed by Unitree Robotics armed with a wide range of combat skills, gathered for a livestreamed showdown, while putting on display Chinese robotics firms' tech prowess.
On a quest to fix the world map

1 month ago | aljazeera.com | Shola Lawal

When Abimbola Ogundairo saw a pretty wooden map she thought would be great decor for her walls, she did something most regular buyers wouldn't think of: She messaged the manufacturers with a simple, yet charged question. "Which map projection did you use?" she asked, referring to the method of representing maps on a flat plane. Recommended Stories The sellers never responded, but Ogundairo suspected they used a problematic projection. Discouraged, she refused to place an order.
Why did rumours of a coup sweep Ivory Coast this week?

1 month ago | aljazeera.com | Shola Lawal

Fake stories of a coup d'etat in the West African nation of Ivory Coast surfaced this week amid mounting tensions over the upcoming October general elections. Several accounts on social media sites, including Facebook and X, posted videos of huge crowds on streets with burning buildings, which they claimed were from the country's commercial capital, Abidjan. Recommended Stories However, no violence was reported by security forces or any other government authorities in the city this week.