In an effort to prevent the escalating security crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from spiraling into a broader regional war, President Felix Tshisekedi announced sweeping changes, including the formation of a "government of (...)
Egypt's Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Hani Sewilam, has commended the recent ministerial decision to launch a consultative process involving seven Nile Basin countries to explore a path forward based on consensus. The countries (...)
Egypt's Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdel Atty emphasised the country's dedication to bolstering strategic partnerships with African nations and supporting sustainable development through trade and investments, as per a Cabinet statement.
These (...)
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) will co-lead the implementation of 21 new projects worth $109 million under the second round of funding from the Pandemic Fund.
These projects aim to enhance global and local health security, benefiting 32 (...)
The Egyptian government invested 19.8 billion Egyptian pounds in public-private partnerships (PPPs) projects last fiscal year, announced the Minister of Finance Ahmed Kouchouk on Tuesday.
These projects are focusing on sectors like solid waste (...)
اقتحمت جماهير بوركينا فاسو أرضية ملعب "فيليكس هوفويت بوانيي"، احتفالا بتأهل منتخب بلادها رسميًا إلى منافسات بطولة كأس الأمم الإفريقية المغرب 2025، إثر تغلبه على مضيفه بوروندي بنتيجة 2-0 في المباراة التي أقيمت بينهما مساء الأحد على في افتتاحية (...)
Egypt and Sudan have reiterated their rejection of the so-called "Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA)" for the Nile Basin, stating that the agreement contravenes established international law and is not binding on either nation.
This statement (...)
The World Health Organisation (WHO), in partnership with several multilateral development banks (MDBs), has introduced a $1.5 billion platform aimed at enhancing primary healthcare services in 15 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
WHO and its (...)
Africa's economic growth is poised to accelerate to 3.7 per cent this year and 4.3 per cent next, up from 3.1 per cent in 2023, Reuters reported on Wednesday citing African Development Bank (AfDB) President Akinwumi Adesina.
Adesina expressed (...)
The World Health Organization (WHO) has cautioned about a potential increase in foodborne illnesses in Kenya, where flooding has displaced over 378,000 people and claimed more than 260 lives.
The crisis has affected 41 out of 47 counties, with most (...)
The African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank) has signed on Saturday a $40 Trade Facilitation (AFTRAF) with one of the biggest banks in Burundi, Banque de Credit de Bujumbura (BCB).
The AfTRAF facility will be used to support Burundi's strategic (...)
Egypt's non-oil trade deficit decreased by 10.7% to $7.5bn during the second quarter (2Q) of 2023, compared to about $8.4bn during 2Q 2022, due to a decrease in non-oil imports.
According to the Information and Decision Support Center of the (...)
Egypt's Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Hani Sweilam met with Sanctus Nyirajera, the Minister of Environment, Agriculture and Livestock of the Republic of Burundi, to discuss bilateral relations and cooperation in the water sector.
This (...)
The Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics issued the Annual Bulletin for Trade Exchange Between Egypt and Nile Basin Countries in 2021 that presents and analyses trade volume (exports- imports) with Nile Basin countries, (Sudan, (...)
Egypt's trade exchange with Nile Basin countries has inched up by 32.6 percent year-on-year in 2021, the country's official statistics agency CAPMAS announced on Saturday.
Egypt has put cooperation with Nile Basin countries on top of its foreign (...)
Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry met with his Burundian counterpart Albert Shingiro on Tuesday on the side-lines of the UN General Assembly in New York to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries.
According (...)
As the only one of the three Africa largest economies (the others are Nigeria and South Africa) where GDP growth expanded strongly even at the peak of the pandemic downturn (3.3%), Egypt has become the symbol of growth resilience for the continent, (...)
Egypt condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack that targeted a base belonging to the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS(, southwest of the capital Mogadishu, Tuesday.
The attack killed and injured several mission (...)
U.S. water technology giant Xylem is conducting feasibility studies to build a manufacturing facility in Egypt, said Vincent Chirouze – managing director at Xylem Africa – on Thursday.
Xylem has over 1,500 products and brands and the studies aim to (...)
Hamdi Sanad Loza, the Deputy Foreign Minister for African Affairs, opened a course organised and hosted by the Institute of Diplomatic Studies to build the capacity of French-speaking African diplomats.
The course will be held in cooperation with (...)
Trade exchange between Egypt and Nile Basin countries reported on Sunday a 26.4 percent year-on-year growth to $1.614 billion for the first nine months of the year, according to state-owned statistics agency CAPMAS' latest report.
Earlier, the trade (...)
The Information and Decision Support Center of the Egyptian Cabinet has released a study on the trade relations between Egypt and the COMESA community, whose membership comprises 21 African countries.
The centre said that COMESA is among the most (...)
Egypt's Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel Aty discussed the project of the navigation corridor between Lake Victoria and the Mediterranean, in a meeting on Sunday with Matthew Parks, a US government water expert, and Nicole (...)
Egypt's iron and steel exports in the first eight months of 2021 have jumped 197 percent to $1.097 billion, from $369 million in the same period last year.
In August this year, exports rose to $177 million from $60 million in the same period last (...)
Egypt's Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry has affirmed that political consultations are continuing with Burundi to enhance cooperation and raise the level of economic partnership during the coming period.
Shoukry said, in a joint press (...)
