On this edition of Africa 54, residents in a Nigerian neighborhood try to recover following the deaths of at least six people after a fire broke out and engulfed a market in Abuja; Pro-democracy group Freedom House releases a report detailing how some countries systematically employ violence and intimidation against exiles and diasporas to silence dissent beyond their borders; The 34th ordinary session of the African Union is set to begin on Saturday, with U.S. President Joe Biden committing to work with the body.