Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) surged to a record $65bn in 2024, marking a 154% year-on-year increase despite a global downturn in investment flows, according to the inaugural COMESA (...)
Egypt is actively pursuing deeper economic integration with African nations through joint infrastructure projects and increased private sector participation, Minister of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat (...)
Trade between Egypt and African Union countries rose 7.6 per cent year-on-year in 2024 to $9.9 billion, driven by higher exports of cement, plastics, flour products, and other goods, the country's statistics agency CAPMAS said Tuesday.
Egypt's (...)
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a famine in the Sudanese city of El-Fasher, North Darfur, warning that hunger is spreading rapidly amid Sudan's deepening civil war. The declaration signals the country's descent into one of the (...)
Senior officials from Egypt and the United States on Monday held a round of strategic dialogue on African issues, covering developments in Sudan, Libya, the Great Lakes region, the Sahel, and the Horn of Africa, as well as Egypt's water (...)
The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), an architectural marvel nestled on the Giza Plateau, officially opened its doors following an impressive ceremony led by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi. Located just two kilometres from the Great Pyramid of (...)
Khaled El-Enany, Egypt's former Minister of Tourism, has been elected as the Director-General of UNESCO in a decisive vote held on Monday, a victory announced by the Egyptian presidency. This achievement marks a significant diplomatic and cultural (...)
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi on Tuesday received Rwandan President Paul Kagame at Cairo's Ittihadiya Palace during an official state visit marked by full ceremonial honors, including national anthems, a horse guard, and a military salute. (...)
أبرم نادي برشلونة الإسباني إتفاقًا مع حكومة الكونغو لتعزيز الثقافة والابتكار الرياضي في البلاد والدعاية على قمصان التدريب.
وبموجب الاتفاقية سيظهر شعار «الكونغو الديمقراطية.. قلب افريقيا» على ظهر قمصان التدريب الخاصة بفريق برشلونة لمدة 4 (...)
بعد أن أصبحت عبارة "زوروا رواندا / Visit Rwanda" ومثلها الخاصة بالسعودية، مألوفة لأعين مشاهدي مباريات كرة القدم وكرة السلة في مختلف ملاعب العالم، فيبدو أنها ستعتاد أيضًا على رؤية جملة ترويجية جديدة قريبًا.
"الكونغو.. قلب أفريقيا / Visit Congo, the (...)
Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty held a telephone call on Tuesday with Massad Boulos, a senior adviser to the US president for Arab and Middle Eastern affairs and a high-level adviser for Africa, to discuss regional crises, the Egyptian (...)
Egypt's Minister of Transport Kamel El-Wazir met with Minister of Planning of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Guylain Nyembo Mbwizya to explore avenues for enhanced bilateral cooperation, a Cabinet statement said on Thursday.
El-Wazir (...)
Trade volume between Egypt and African Union countries reached $9.8 billion in 2024 against $9.2 billion in 2023, a 6.5 per cent increase, according to recent figures published by Egypt's state statistics agency, CAPMAS.
Egyptian exports to African (...)
Egypt has welcomed the signing of a declaration of principles between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Congo River Alliance – M23 Movement, which was reached in Doha.
In a statement, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry expressed hope (...)
Egypt's Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly met with Democratic Republic of Congo Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka to enhance cooperation in trade and infrastructure projects, on the sidelines of TICAD 9 being held in Japan during the period from (...)
Egyptian Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly called for swift recognition of a Palestinian state and greater international backing for African peace missions, in remarks at the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) in Yokohama (...)
Ebola Is Not Like Covid – But It May Prove Deadlier for Those Infected
Rising Risks for Neighbouring States: Angola, Uganda and Rwanda on High Alert
On September 4, 2025, the Democratic Republic of Congo declared a new outbreak of Ebola in Kasai (...)
From Telecoms to Healthcare and Education: How Basic Needs Turn into Profits Flowing Abroad
For decades, foreign direct investment (FDI) has been promoted to governments and citizens alike as the path to growth, openness, and prosperity. It was (...)
10th of Ramadan City, one of Egypt's largest industrial hubs, welcomed a delegation from ten West and Central African countries to explore the country's experience in developing and managing industrial zones, the Egyptian housing ministry said (...)
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdel-Aty discussed on Sunday evening with US President Joe Biden's Senior Adviser for Arab and Middle Eastern Affairs and High-Level Africa Adviser, Masad Boulos, the latest developments in Libya, Sudan, and the Great (...)
Officials from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have expressed optimism about securing an agreement with the United States next month for American investment in critical minerals and US support for efforts to end an insurgency in the country's (...)
Trade volume between Egypt and African Union countries reached $9.8 billion in 2024 against $9.2 billion in 2023, a 6.5 per cent increase from 2024, according to recent figures published by Egypt's state statistics agency, CAPMAS.
Egyptian exports (...)
Trade between Egypt and African Union (AU) countries reached $9.8bn in 2024, up from $9.2bn in 2023, marking a 6.5% year-on-year increase, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS). The announcement coincides (...)
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdel-Aty praised the progress in ties with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) and called for deeper cooperation in key sectors.
He said Egypt would work through its development agency and the Cairo (...)
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdel-Aty met on Sunday with Masad Boulos, Senior Adviser to the US President for Arab, Middle Eastern and African Affairs, to discuss security challenges across Africa, particularly in the Horn of Africa, Sudan, Libya (...)
