Lesaffre Egypt for the manufacture of fresh and dry yeast aims to export 8,000 tonnes of yeast by the end of this year, compared to 6,000 tonnes in 2019, according to Karim Omar, chairperson of exports at the company.
He said that the company puts (...)
The worst locust outbreak that parts of East Africa have seen in 70 years has reached South Sudan, a country where roughly half the population already faces hunger after years of civil war, officials announced Tuesday.
Around 2,000 locusts were (...)
Egypt posts a total trade exchange with the countries of the world during the first eleven months of 2019 hit about $5.34 billion, compared to $6.36 million in the same period in 2018, with a decline of about $1.02 billion, according to the CAPMAS' (...)
Addressing the opening session of the 33rd African Union ordinary summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi made a keynote announcement on finding more effective African solutions to African problems, most importantly (...)
The European Film Market platform Berlinale Africa Hub is taking place for the fourth time at the Berlin International Film Festival. It offers an international forum for communication and networking to African filmmakers and creatives or filmmakers (...)
Under the auspices of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Egy Home Tex exhibition will be launched Thursday in its fifth edition from 20 to 23 February at the Cairo International Conference Centre in Nasr City.
In this context, Wael El-Kady, (...)
Africa shouldn't have to beg for help in addressing climate change, the president of the African Development Bank said Tuesday, adding that polluting global powers "have to pay.''
Akinwumi Adesina told The Associated Press in an interview on the (...)
Uganda scrambled to respond to the arrival of the biggest locust outbreak that parts of East Africa have seen in decades, while the United Nations warned Monday that ``we simply cannot afford another major shock'' to an already vulnerable region.
An (...)
Fruttella for Food Industries aims to increase its exports of agricultural crops between 15 and 20% this season, by increasing the total contracts with existing customers and contracting with new customers through international trade fairs and (...)
The United Nations is to test drones equipped with mapping sensors and atomizers to spray pesticides in parts of east Africa battling an invasion of desert locusts that are ravaging crops and exacerbating a hunger crisis.
Hundreds of millions of (...)
At a glance, the desert locusts in this arid patch of northern Somalia look less ominous than the billion-member swarms infesting East Africa in the worst outbreak some places have seen in 70 years.
But their time will come.
Small and wingless, the (...)
Enhancing the cooperation between the United Nations (UN) and the African Union (UN), Egypt's Permanent Representative to the UN Mohamed Edrees co-chaired, along with Norway, the first meeting of a cooperative group, called the Group of Friends of (...)
Female genital mutilation (FGM) remains as prevalent as it was 30 years ago in a handful of countries, thwarting global efforts to eradicate it, the U.N. children's agency UNICEF said on Thursday, the International Day of Zero Tolerance for (...)
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said on Thursday that Egypt supports Kenya against terrorism and extremism, the Egyptian foreign ministry reported.
In a meeting with Kenyan counterpart Raychelle Omamo in Addis Ababa on the sidelines of 36th (...)
Airlines are suspending flights to China in the wake of the new coronavirus outbreak.
Airlines That Have Cancelled All China Flights
* American Airlines: Jan. 31-March 27. Hong Kong service suspended Feb. 8-20.
* Air France: Said on Feb.6 it would (...)
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met his Kenyan counterpart Rachel Umamu on Thursday, to discuss boosting bilateral relations and other topics of mutual concern.
The meeting was on the sidelines of the 36th Ordinary Session of the African (...)
Egypt's Prime Minister has called on Swiss companies to boost investments in the country's textile and infrastructure sectors during a meeting with Swiss Federal Councillor Guy Parmelin, head of Switzerland's Federal Department of Economic Affairs, (...)
Former Kenyan President Daniel Arap Moi died aged 95, leaving behind a country still riddled by corruption that became rampant during his rule over the East African nation from 1978 to 2002.
Usually pictured carrying an ivory baton, Moi was Kenya's (...)
Following deep shortfalls in national budgets, African governments are turning to public-private partnerships (PPPs) to bridge the financing gap. Foreign investments supported by collaborative co-financing with development finance institutions offer (...)
Uganda is "studying" the possibility of opening an embassy in Jerusalem, President Yoweri Museveni said on Monday, during a visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Such a move would be seen internationally as a statement of support for (...)
Swarms of desert locusts could ravage more countries in eastern Africa and threaten the livelihood of many more people, the United Nations' Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) said on Monday.
The swarms, first sighted in December, have already (...)
As locusts by the billions _ yes, billions _ descend on parts of Kenya in the worst outbreak in 70 years, small planes are flying low over affected areas to spray pesticides in what experts call the only effective control.
It is challenging work, (...)
According to Speedtest Global Index, the country with the fastest average mobile internet speed in December 2019 was South Korea, recording 103.18 Mbps.
The monthly ranking index
While added that the UAE came second climbing two ranks with an (...)
Egyptian handball team presented their best performance in the 2020 African Men's Handball Championship in Tunisia and won their seventh title against the hosts on Sunday. The final game ended 27-22 for Egypt, giving the Pharaohs the prestigious (...)
To rousing cheers and standing ovations, the first Pan-African Special Olympics Games has officially opened on Sunday 26 January with 42 nations partipating in four sports.
Hani Mahmoud, SO Egypt president, welcomed the guests and Special Olympics (...)
