Africa: All of Africa Today – September 23, 2025

Egypt Pardons Prominent Activist Alaa Abdel Fattah

Egypt’s President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi pardoned prominent British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, who had been imprisoned for six years. Abdel Fattah was expected to be released from prison after his sentence ended in September 2024, but he remained in custody in Egypt. He was arrested in 2019 during a crackdown on dissent and sentenced to five years in 2021 after being convicted of “spreading false news” for sharing a post about a…