Lebanon's municipal elections have been postponed twice in a row, and are likely to be postponed yet again on April 25. This delay will significantly weaken local democracy and governance even further, something the country cannot afford.

Millions of people fled their homes in Sudan, leaving with very little. They left behind personal belongings, memories, photo albums, documents, certificates, and even documents proving land and property ownership.

Plans to generate solar and wind energy in the southern parts of Tunisia for export to Europe promise prosperity and development to local communities, but their implementation may yield more impoverishment.

Egypt’s security services control the country’s traditional media outlets, including TV channels, newspapers, and artistic productions, and influence little-known provincial journalists and owners of popular social media pages.

Much of the news from the war on Gaza has come from local journalists, and their reporting has come at a historically high cost.