“Africa doesn't need strongmen; it needs strong institutions. Nobody should be president for life. Your country is better off if you have new blood and new ideas.”
A strong warning issued by former US president Barack Obama 11 years ago during his (...)
Voters in Guinea went to the polls on Sunday to decide whether to extend the rule of 82-year-old president Alpha Conde, who in March pushed through constitutional changes allowing him to run for a third term.
At least 50 people have been killed over (...)
New coronavirus cases dropped to zero in China for the first time Saturday but surged in India and overwhelmed hospitals across Latin America - both in countries lax about lockdowns and those lauded for firm, early confinement. The virus hit a (...)
It's been a Ramadan unlike any other for Abdourahmane Sall, far from the mosque during the Muslim holy month as coronavirus cases mount. With only a little over a week left, he decided joining thousands of others in tradition was worth the risk (...)
The acting secretary general of the Confederation of African Football, Abdelmounaïm Bah, said on Wednesday that CAF is keen to hold the 2021 Nations Cup as scheduled, but a decision to adjourn the continental competition remains a possibility, given (...)
Mediterrania Capital Partners announced on Friday it has reached a €286 million ($317.3 million) final closing for its third fund for Africa, Mediterrania Capital III (MC III).
Mediterrania is a private equity firm focused on growth investments for (...)
Guinea security forces killed at least seven protesters this week during demonstrations against a possible change to the constitution that could let President Alpha Conde seek a third term, hospital staff in the capital Conakry said.
Police opened (...)
As the president of the African Union (AU) for 2019, Egypt vowed to exert every effort to boost security and stability and achieve development and prosperity for the continent.
That was reflected in a series of visits exchanged with African states (...)
President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi is on an African-American tour this week. Guinea was the first leg of the tour, followed by the US. Later he will visit Senegal and the Ivory Coast.
The West African tour underlines Egypt's keenness to coordinate with (...)
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to meet his US counterpart Donald Trump on Tuesday in Washington where they will discuss bilateral relations and the latest developments in the Middle East.
Al-Sisi's visit came upon Trump's invitation, (...)
«محلب» مبعوث السيسي في أفريقيا.. يشارك في المبادرة الأفريقية للطاقة المتجددة.. يزور جامعة جمال عبد الناصر بغينيا.. ويستعرض الرؤية المصرية في قضايا تغير المناخ
تفقد الرئيس عبد الفتاح السيسي، اليوم الأحد، مقر جامعة جمال عبد الناصر بالعاصمة الغينية (...)
Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi discussed on Sunday regional developments in Africa, especially the recent developments in Libya, with Guinean President Alpha Condé in Conakry, the Egyptian presidency said.
The two president discussed a (...)
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El Sisi visited on Sunday Gamal Abdel-Nasser University in Conakry, Guinea accompanied by his Guinean counterpart Alpha Condé.
The largest and first higher education institution in Guinea, the university was named (...)
President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi is on an African-American tour this week. Guinea was the first leg of the tour, followed by the US. Later he will visit Senegal and the Ivory Coast.
The West African tour underlines Egypt's keenness to coordinate with (...)
أجري الرئيس عبد الفتاح السيسي، جولة خارجية، تشمل "غينيا، والولايات المتحدة الأمريكية، وكوت ديفوار، والسنغال"، وقال السفير بسام راضي، المتحدث الرسمي باسم رئاسة الجمهورية، إن الرئيس عبدالفتاح السيسي زار جامعة جمال عبدالناصر في كوناكري برفقة الرئيس (...)
Eight-time record holder Ahly of Egypt crushed Algerian visitors JS Saoura 3-0 at Borg Al-Arab Stadium in Alexandria to top the final group standings with 10 points to squeeze into the quarter-finals of the African Champions League.
Tanzania's Simba (...)
The Guinean soccer federation says the country will host the 2025 African Cup of Nations instead of the originally awarded 2023 edition.
The move helps clear a logjam of hosts - and likely appeals at the Court of Arbitration for Sport - in fallout (...)
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has issued directives on providing 100 new military training scholarships to African countries in 2019, he said during a meeting on Thursday morning with Guinean Minister of State for Presidential Affairs and National (...)
Veteran Ahly goalkeeper Sherif Ekramy criticized the Confederation of African Football's (CAF) decision to suspend him for two games right before a decisive two-leg semifinal against Algerian ES Setif.
“What happened was nothing more than an (...)
After last week's first-leg goalless draw against Guinean champions Horoya in Conakry, Ahly of Egypt thrashed Horoya 4-0 in the return leg to advance to the semi-finals of the African Champions League.
At the same time, another Egyptian outfit, (...)
In a new chapter in the ongoing despite between Egyptian fans and Saudi investor Turki Al-Sheikh who is the head of Saudi Arabia's General Sports Authority (GSA), as the later announced on Monday night he will withdraw from investing in Egypt's (...)
CAIRO, September 21, 2018 - Al Ahly of Egypt is planning to win the second leg of CAF Champions League against Guinea's Horoya.
They drew 0-0 in the first meeting in Conakry and the Egyptian giant's targets a win on Saturday in order to book a semis (...)
Egypt's Ahly are aware they need to be more clinical upfront if they are to reach the African Champions League semi-final for the second year running as they host Guinea's unfancied outfit Horoya AC at Cairo's Al-Salam Stadium on Saturday.
Moving (...)
CAIRO, September 20, 2018 - Horoya AC will look to upset Al Ahly and claim a semifinal spot in the 2018 Caf Champions League when the teams meet at Al-Salam Stadium in Cairo on Saturday, 22 September.
The teams' quarterfinal tie is evenly balanced (...)
