March 17
Egypt: EU to Provide Egypt $8.06 Billion Funding Package
DW
The money, paid out over three years, is partly to help Egypt "move further away from Russian gas" and fund efforts to curb migration. Read more »
Egypt: Egypt-EU Summit
Egypt Online
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi inaugurated the activities of the Egyptian-European Summit on Sunday, March 17, 2024, at the Federal Palace, in the presence of the European Union… Read more »
March 15
Egypt: EU Deal With Egypt Rewards Authoritarianism, Betrays 'Eu Values' [press release]
HRW
Migration Control Obsession Ignores Abuses, Entrenches Oppression Read more »
March 14
North Africa: Human Development - Morocco Climbs Three Places in World Ranking
MAP
Morocco has climbed three places in the global Human Development Index ranking, according to the Human Development Report 2023-2024 published Wednesday in New York by the United… Read more »
Egypt: Zakariah Ibrahim - 1952_2024
Afropop
On February 12, Egypt lost one of its greatest champions of traditional culture. Zakariah Ibrahim, director of the El Mastaba Center for the Preservation of Egyptian Folk Music,… Read more »
North Africa: Egypt, Unicef in Talks to Collaborate On Social Care, Services to Children Surviving Conflicts
Egypt Online
Minister of Social Solidarity Nevine al-Qabbaj received Thursday 14/3/2024 a delegation from UNICEF to examine opportunities of collaboration on providing social care, protection… Read more »
Egypt: President Sisi Visits Egyptian Military Academy, Share Iftar With Students
Egypt Online
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al Sisi visited on Thursday 14/3/2024 the Egyptian Military Academy as he watched number of the sports exercises performed by the students and… Read more »
Egypt: Sisi - We Exerted Strenuous Efforts to Rehabilitate Infrastructure to Enable State to Move Forward
Egypt Online
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi asserted that significant efforts have been made to rehabilitate the infrastructure, enabling the state to move towards better horizons in every… Read more »
Egypt: PM - Positive Indications On Dollar Inflows
Egypt Online
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli has stressed that there are positive indications on dollar inflows into the local market. Read more »
Egypt: Health Ministry Enhances Support for Sudanese, Palestinian Communities
Egypt Online
Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Egypt's Minister of Health and Population, met with Carlos Oliver, the Head of the United Nations Migration Mission in Cairo, along with his delegation. The… Read more »
Tunisia: Identifying Operational Solutions to Improve Performance of Port of Rades
Tunis Afrique Presse
During a visit to inspect the fire that broke out on Thursday morning in the Rades oil zone, Sarra Zaâfrani, the Minister of Public Works and Housing and acting Minister of… Read more »
Morocco: Morocco's Humanitarian Aid Is New 'Helping Hand' to Provide Aid, Assistance and Support to Palestinian People (Palestinian Journalists' Syndicate)
MAP
The humanitarian aid dispatched by Morocco, on the Very High Instructions of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, to the people of Gaza and the Holy City of Al Quds is a new "helping… Read more »
Morocco: Morocco's Football Federation Seals Partnership With Canadian Group 'Lci Education'
MAP
The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) signed Thursday a partnership agreement with the Canadian higher education group "LCI Éducation". Read more »
Morocco: Unga - U.S and Moroccan Ambassadors Present First-Ever UN Resolution On Artificial Intelligence
MAP
The U.S Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas Greenfield and her Moroccan counterpart Ambassador Omar Hilale, presented Thursday to the international press, the first-ever… Read more »
March 13
Africa: GITEX Africa returns in 2024 with strong line-up of tech topics
Gitex Africa Morocco
International tech companies ramp up partnerships with GITEX Africa to secure competitive advantage in the burgeoning African digital valley Read more »
Morocco: Foreign Trade - Morocco Becomes Cameroon's Top African Supplier in 2022
MAP
Morocco became Cameroon's primary African supplier in 2022, as per the latest report on Cameroon's foreign trade recently released by the National Statistics Institute (INS). Read more »
Egypt: Questionable Amnesty Deals for ISIS Members
HRW
Risk of Impunity for Grave Human Rights Abuses Read more »
Africa: African Games - Nigeria Extends Lead Over Algeria, South Africa
Premium Times
Nigeria has now amassed 22 gold medals, while Algeria and South Africa are tied at 18. Read more »
March 12
Egypt: Why Egypt's Improved Economic Outlook Is Mostly Down to Luck, Not Skill [analysis]
Chatham House
Egypt's strategic position in the Middle East, its political importance to the US - and proximity to rich neighbours - has allowed it to secure much-needed financial resources. Read more »
Tunisia: Election of District Council Members Scheduled for March 13 (Isie)
Tunis Afrique Presse
The Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) announced in a press release on Tuesday that the election of the members of the district councils will take place on Wednesday… Read more »
March 11
Gambia: Gambian Paralympic Athlete Wins Bronze At World Para Grand Prix in Tunisia
Foroyaa
Fatou Sanneh, a Gambian paralympic athlete has returned home with two medals she won at the just ended World Paralympic Athletics Grand Prix in Tunisia, after winning her first… Read more »
Libya: Ensure Full Investigations Into Responsibility of Powerful Military and Political Actors Over Catastrophic Derna Floods [press release]
AI London
Six months after catastrophic floods in Derna killed at least 4,352 people, left thousands missing and displaced nearly 45,000 people, Libya's authorities have shied away from… Read more »
Libya: Powerful Military and Political Elites Must Face Justice Over Deadly Derna Floods - New Report
AI London
More than 4,000 people died, thousands more remain missing and nearly 45,000 people displaced following floods last September Authorities failed to issue adequate warnings ahead of… Read more »
Tunisia: Politicians Unjustly Held for Over a Year [press release]
AI London
Opposition politicians Jaouhar Ben Mbarek, Khayyam Turki, Issam Chebbi, Ghazi Chaouachi, Ridha Belhaj and Abdelhamid Jelassi have been arbitrarily detained since February 2023 on… Read more »
March 10
Tunisia: MFA Calls On Canadian Authorities to Establish Responsibility After Death of Tunisian Shot Seven Times By Canadian Police
Tunis Afrique Presse
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad on Sunday called on the Canadian authorities to "act with the necessary speed and within the framework of respect… Read more »