All times are Cairo time (GMT+2)
Wednesday 11 November
18:00 Senegal v Guinea-Bissau
18:00 Guinea v Chad
18:00 Kenya v Comoros
18:00 Mauritania v Burundi
18:00 Cape Verde v Rwanda
21:00 Libya v Equatorial Guinea
Thursday 12 November
15:00 Uganda (...)
Nigeria's protests against police brutality turned violent Monday when a crowd stormed a prison and freed some 200 inmates in Benin in southern Nigeria.
Some prisoners jumped from a high fence of the institution while others were seen running away (...)
يلتقي الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بالنادي الأهلي مع نظيره الوداد المغربي اليوم السبت، في ذهاب نصف نهائي مسابقة دوري أبطال إفريقيا، وهي مواجهة صعبة على الفريقين، خاصة أنها تأتي بعد موسم استثنائي، شهد العالم كله توقف طويل، بسبب جائحة فيروس كورونا المستجد (...)
The United Nations marked 1960 as the Year of Africa when 17 African countries gained independence in the largest wave to get rid of European colonialism since the 15th century.
However, none of the 17 countries were in a celebratory mood to mark 60 (...)
Corruption, protests against the results of the legislative elections in March, the stalled 2015 peace agreement with the Azawadi Liberation Movement in the north, the mounting terrorist threat, tribal disputes and economic straits are said to be (...)
Pirates have kidnapped seven Russian sailors from the crew of a ship in the Gulf of Guinea, the Russian Embassy in Nigeria said on Monday.
The seven Russians were among 13 crew members pirates abducted from the Curacao Trader 210 miles off the coast (...)
More than 4.31 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 291,820 have died, according to a Reuters tally.
Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases (...)
More than 4.22 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 285,952 have died, according to a Reuters tally. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases (...)
More than 4.13 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 281,778 have died, according to a Reuters tally. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases (...)
The 21-year-old Nigerian comedian Maryam Apaokagi has joined a line-up of the nation's top performers working health tips into their routines to spread the word about COVID-19.
In one of her online videos, she plays the role on an all-knowing, (...)
More than 3.86 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 268,620 have died, according to a Reuters tally. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases (...)
More than 3.80 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 264,022 have died, according to a Reuters tally.
Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases (...)
More than 3.71 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 258,186 have died, according to a Reuters tally.
Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases (...)
Egypt's exports of iron, steel and cement declined in the first quarter (Q1) of 2020 to $169m, according to a monthly Export Council for Building Materials report.
The Q1 figures indicate a 32.7% decline on the same period last year, when Q1 of 2019 (...)
More than 2.64 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 184,910 have died, according to a Reuters tally.
Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases (...)
More than 2.57 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 178,574 have died, according to a Reuters tally.
Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases (...)
More than 2.31 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 158,384 have died, according to a Reuters tally. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases (...)
More than 2.23 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 151,657 havedied, according to a Reuters tally. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were (...)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday approved $500 million to cancel six months of debt payments for 25 of the world's most impoverished countries so they can help them tackle the coronavirus pandemic.
The IMF executive board approved the (...)
More than 1.92 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 120,670 have died, according to a Reuters tally. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases (...)
Confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) infections have continued to grow across Africa, with the total number of infections reaching 15,249, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Of these cases, 816 have died, and 2,895 have recovered so (...)
More than 1.6 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 102,151 have died, according to a Reuters tally. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were (...)
More than 1.58 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 97,132 have died, according to a Reuters tally.
Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were (...)
The Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) joined the Africa Economic Zones Organization (AEZO) in a bid to strengthen cooperation with African and international organisations.
SCZone Chairperson Yehia Zaki said in a Sunday statement that the authority (...)
On 5 March, Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouli said that Egypt would exert every effort to back Abdel-Hamid Mamdouh for the position of director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
He praised the Egyptian candidate's 27-year experience in (...)
