March saw continued robust employment gains in the US, with moderated wage growth suggesting a stable labour market that fuels the economy with minimal inflation risk, as per a Bloomberg report on Sunday.
According to Bloomberg's survey, US payrolls (...)
Last week, President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi directed the government to expand social protection, including increasing the Takaful and Karama cash transfer programme's beneficiaries to more than 20 million citizens nationwide.
The expansion of social (...)
Badr Abdel Aty, Egypt's ambassador to the European Union (EU), met on Sunday with a delegation from the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), which has 79 members including 48 African, 16 Caribbean, and 15 Pacific (...)
India is the fourth largest partner of Africa, recording $69.7bn in trade between 2018 and 2019, and is the fifth largest investor in the continent with cumulative investments valued at $70.7bn in sectors like oil and gas, mining, banking, (...)
Egypt's Ministry of Health and Population said on Saturday that social restrictions and protective measures are the first wall of defence in limiting the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) variants.
These measures include wearing a medical mask (...)
Most people wouldn't volunteer to walk through a minefield. Princess Diana did it twice.
On Jan. 15, 1997, Diana walked gingerly down a narrow path cleared through an Angolan minefield, wearing a protective visor and flak jacket emblazoned with the (...)
The new round of the Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF, 26 March-1 April), which closes today, was held under the slogan "Ten years of imagination".
During the past nine rounds, the opening ceremony featured a celebratory performance, be it music, (...)
Nigeria confirmed top spot in their Africa Cup of Nations qualifying group with a dramatic last-gasp 1-0 win away over neighbours Benin on Saturday, having already secured their place at the finals before kick off.
Nigeria's place at the tournament (...)
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is a unique experience, having stormed the world in a specific moment, causing the numbers of causalities to soar, and creating an economic and scientific panic in many countries.
The next few lines will (...)
Morocco claimed a 2-0 win away over Central African Republic on Tuesday to cement their place on top of Group E with ten points.
Chelsea winger Hakim Ziyech opened the scoring in the 39th minute and Olympiacos striker Youssef El Arabi wrapped up the (...)
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 (...)
The number of reported coronavirus cases on the continent of Africa has exceeded 40,000 on Saturday, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said.
The reported death toll is 1,689, while over 13,000 people have recovered from (...)
There are more than 30,000 coronavirus cases reported in the continent of Africa as of Sunday, according to Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.
More than 9,000 have recovered as of Sunday, Africa CDC's report read.
The small (...)
The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says more than 30,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the 54 countries of Africa.
The report issued Sunday showed there have been 1,374 deaths in Africa. Only two African (...)
The measures taken by China to contain the Covid-19 pandemic have resulted in an overall two per cent reduction in Chinese production, which has so far been translated into a $50 billion drop in global trade, according to figures from the UN (...)
The United Nations said Monday that Lebanon has paid its U.N. dues, restoring its voting rights in the General Assembly.
The U.N. had announced Friday that seven countries _ including Venezuela and Lebanon _ were so far behind in paying their dues (...)
Nigeria's rising star Victor Osimhen scored twice as the Super Eagles claimed an easy 4-2 away win over Lesotho in the 2021 Nations Cup qualifiers on Sunday.
Masoabi Nkoto netted an early goal for the hosts after 11 minutes but Alex Iwobi leveled (...)
Nigeria opened their 2021 Nations Cup qualifying campaign with a narrow 2-1 win at home to Benin on Wednesday.
The Super Eagles came from behind to score twice and go top of Group L with three points.
Benin attacking midfielder Stephane Sessegnon (...)
An own goal handed Ethiopia a spot in the second round (group phase) of the 2022 African World Cup qualifiers as they held Lesotho to a 1-1 draw in Maseru on Sunday to qualify via the away-goal rule.
Lesotho's Nkau Lerotholi scored in his own net in (...)
Namibia and Mozambique got a first leg advantage after claiming away wins in the first leg of the World Cup African qualifiers on Wednesday.
Mozambique defeated Mauritius 1-0 in Anjalay thanks to UD Songo winger Stelio Ernesto, who scored the winner (...)
The draw for the first round of African qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup was made in Cairo on Monday:
Ethiopia v Lesotho
Somalia v Zimbabwe
Eritrea v Namibia
Burundi v Tanzania
Djibouti v Eswatini
Botswana v Malawi
Gambia v Angola
Liberia v Sierra (...)
Tanzania's first Africa Cup of Nations participation for 39 years came to a premature end because the team lacked character and experience, coach Emmanuel Amunike said in a brutally honest analysis.
Coaches nowadays generally steer clear of (...)
Egypt was elected as Chair of the Bureau of the Specialised Technical Committee (STC) on Transport, Transcontinental and Interregional Infrastructure, Energy, and Tourism (STC-TTIIET) for the next two years covering 2019-2021.
The decision was made (...)
Tanzania qualified for the summer Africa Cup of Nations after defeating Uganda 3-0 in Dar es salaam on Sunday.
The Taifa Stars finished second in Group L with eight points, five behind leaders Uganda who had already sealed passage to the (...)
After Berlinale 2019 edition concluded, Berlinale Director Dieter Kosslick bid farewell to the festival following 18 years as festival director.
The 69th Berlin International Film Festival has come to a successful conclusion on 16 February. On (...)