In the spirit of finding "African solutions to Africa's problems", AU chair President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa has announced the resumption of trilateral talks between ... Read more »
Egypt has approved a new law to protect the identity of women who come forward to report sexual harassment or assault in a move that aimed to encourage women and girls to report ... Read more »
Egypt's parliament has authorized the deployment of troops abroad after President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi threatened military intervention against Turkish-backed forces in ... Read more »
The dispute between Ethiopia and Egypt over the commencement of the filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has now moved to the African Union for resolution. However, ... Read more »
The leaders of the three countries have agreed that Addis Ababa will delay filling its dam on the Blue Nile until the three nations have reached an accord on the use of the river's ... Read more »
The construction of the giant U.S.$4.8 billion hydroelectric dam on the Nile river in Ethiopia, which began in 2010, is expected to be completed in 2022. The initial filling of the ... Read more »
Some four months after the first COVID-19 case in Africa was reported in Egypt, countries on the continent are beginning to ease public health and social measures imposed to curb ... Read more »
Tensions between Ethiopia and Egypt are at a peak after Ethiopia skipped the last round of talks held in Washington on February 26, saying it needed more time for consultations at ... Read more »
Ethiopia says it will not send representatives to the final round of negotiations on the use of the Nile waters, in a move likely to delay a binding agreement. Read more »
Longtime Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak has died at the age of 91. Mubarak ruled Egypt for almost 30 years before being swept from power in 2011 after 18 days of popular protests. Read more »
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