October 08, 2023
Africa: Africa Calls for End to New Middle East War, Talks for 'Two-State Solution'
The African Union (AU) and African presidents and foreign ministers are calling for an end to the fighting between Israel and Hamas militants from Gaza which broke out on Saturday. Read more »
October 02, 2023
Egypt: Huge Fire Reported at Security Building in Ismailia
A huge fire erupted at a police facility in the Egyptian Suez Canal city of Ismailia early on Monday October 2, Reuters reports. Read more »
September 26, 2023
Egypt: Embattled Sisi Sets New Date For Election Amid Economic Turmoil, Renewed Crackdown
Egypt's presidential election will now be held in December 2023, rather than in the Spring of 2024 as previously planned. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who is highly likely… Read more »
September 18, 2023
Egypt: Egypt's Main Opposition To Boycott Election
Egypt's largest liberal opposition political organisation declared that it will not nominate a candidate for the 2024 presidential election after one of its leaders was sentenced… Read more »
September 15, 2023
Egypt: Egypt Loses Out on U.S.$85m in U.S. Military Aid
The United States plans to hold back $85-million in military aid to Egypt because of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's failure to uphold the U.S.'s conditions on freeing political… Read more »
July 14, 2023
Africa: Egypt, Ethiopia Agree to Resume Negotiations on Controversial Nile Dam
Egypt and Ethiopia have agreed to finalise an agreement over Ethiopia's contentious Blue Nile mega-dam within four months, marking a breakthrough after years of tensions between… Read more »
June 18, 2023
Africa: Ramaphosa's Pitch to Putin
Excerpts comprising the key points from the text of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's presentation on behalf of African leaders to President Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg… Read more »
June 15, 2023
Sudan: UN Refugee Agency Says Sudan Joins Ukraine in Driving Up Tally of Displaced People
Sudan, like Ukraine, is deeply worrying for the United Nations as the latest figures show it helped swell the worldwide displacement total to an estimated 110 million in May, the… Read more »
May 09, 2023
Africa: Afreximbank - The Next 30 Years
30th Anniversary Founders Day Lecture of the African Export-Import Bank by Professor Kingsley Moghalu, Founder & CEO, Sogato Strategies LLC and President, Institute for… Read more »
April 26, 2023
South Africa: Evacuation of South Africans In Sudan Hits a Snag
South African government's Department of International Relations and Cooperation's Deputy-Director General Clayson Monyela has said on Twitter that eight of the 77 South African… Read more »
April 03, 2023
Egypt: Want to Get Married? Please Take These Tests First...
Egypt's health ministry has launched an initiative to "free the country" from communicable diseases transmitted between partners, reduce deaths from non-communicable diseases, curb… Read more »
February 27, 2023
Egypt: Kevin Hart's Show Cancelled Because He Called Egyptians 'Black'?
Award-winning actor and comedian Kevin Hart had been due to perform in Cairo on February 21, but the show was cancelled because of "local logistics issues". Read more »
December 08, 2022
Africa: Did the 'Africa COP' Live Up to Expectations?
It's fair to say that COP27 didn't live up to its billing. A lot of issues were swept under the carpet during my two weeks in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. However, the… Read more »
November 08, 2022
Africa: The 27 Demands African Women Want Addressed at COP27 #AfricaClimateHope
Women activists say their voices have been absent or have gone unheard at previous climate summits. So they are taking action and looking to assume the lead on climate action and… Read more »
October 27, 2022
Egypt: Egypt is Ready to Host a Landmark COP27
H.E. Sameh Shoukry, Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs and COP27 President-Designate underlined that Egypt is “ready” to host the world leaders, delegates and climate… Read more »
October 26, 2022
Egypt: Climate Plans Remain Insufficient: More Ambitious Action Needed Now
A new report from UN Climate Change shows countries are bending the curve of global greenhouse gas emissions downward but underlines that these efforts remain insufficient to limit… Read more »
October 21, 2022
Egypt: Continuous Engagement Ramping Up to a #COP27 Success
Members of the Egyptian COP27 Presidency Team and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) have held an all-day consultation ahead of the convening. Read more »
September 09, 2022
Egypt: U.S. Authorities Seize 27 Antiquities From Metropolitan Arts Museum
New York federal agents have seized 27 looted antiquities worth more than U.S.$13 million from New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art and they will now be returned… Read more »
February 06, 2022
Senegal/Egypt: Lions of Teranga Roar to Victory at AFCON Final
A dramatic penalty shootout that ended 4-2 in Senegal's favour has seen the Lions of Teranga make history by winning their first AFCON championship, beating Egypt in the grand… Read more »
February 01, 2022
Africa: As COP27 Host, Egypt Can Achieve The Most Inclusive COP Ever #AfricaClimateCrisis
Earlier this month, Egypt announced the appointment of Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry to lead the international climate talks in Sharm-el-Sheikh in November 2022. Alongside… Read more »
November 03, 2020
Africa: Covid-19 Death Toll Exceeds 43,000
As of November 03, the confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries have reached 1,803,413. Reported deaths in Africa have reached 43,390 and recoveries 1,473,556. Read more »
October 26, 2020
Africa: African Union Seeks to Seize Initiative Over Nile Dam Talks
Days after President Donald Trump accused Ethiopia of breaking a deal he had negotiated over Egypt's rights to water from the Nile, the African Union is kick-starting renewed… Read more »
September 21, 2020
Egypt: Does Egypt Need to Go Nuclear?
Egypt's venture into nuclear power has been planned from the top down, with environmental groups and rights organisations expressing reservations, energy analysts questioning… Read more »
June 22, 2020
Africa: COVID-19 Death Toll Surpasses 8,000, Total Cases More Than 300,000
As of June 22, confirmed the COVID-19 case total from 55 African countries has reached 306,390. Read more »
March 19, 2020
Africa: Coronavirus and Upcoming Elections - What Are the Options?
At the rapid rate at which the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, has been spreading, it was only a matter of time before Africa was affected. At the time of writing, cases of COVID-19… Read more »