In the light of current challenges, the African Union's (AU) top priority in 2019 is to promote regional economic integration, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi said before the 55th Munich Security Conference (MSC) on Saturday.
At the beginning (...)
France's ambassador to Italy returned to Rome on Friday, eight days after his recall by President Emmanuel Macron, as the European neighbors defused their worst diplomatic crisis since World War Two.
A senior French diplomat described the recall as (...)
It's been almost two months since the start of protests in Sudan against President Omar Al-Bashir and his regime. However, neither side has prevailed, and for several reasons.
First, regional and international caution towards developments in Sudan; (...)
Armed conflict remains one of the greatest threats to Africa. In addition to taking millions of lives, it obstructs development and has set back remedies to political, economic and social problems for decades. The crises in Somalia, Libya, Sudan, (...)
Last week, Libyan customs authorities in the Khums seaport seized another cargo of illicit arms and military hardware from Turkey. In a statement released 5 February, the customs authorities said the shipment included nine Toyota Sierra Leone 4X4 (...)
In two statements addressed to the opening and closing of the African Union (AU) summit this week, President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi stressed Egypt's commitment to working with the pan-African organisation and member states to consolidate national (...)
The business community has high hopes that Egypt's presidency of the African Union (AU) this year will boost trade and investments with African countries.
Egypt has strong economic and commercial ties with Nile Basin countries, including Rwanda, the (...)
Egypt's relationship with Africa dates back millennia. In the modern age, however, starting with the irrigation projects under Mohamed Ali in the early 19th century, Cairo increasingly focused on the Nile and its sources. This beginning laid the (...)
“I emphasise that Egypt will work hard to continue along the road we started together towards the structural and financial reform of the African Union [AU] and build on previous achievements in developing the tools and abilites of the Union in order (...)
The Libyan National Army (LNA), led by Khalifa Haftar, which controls the eastern part of Libya, announced on Monday that it took control over the Sharara, the country's largest oil field which is located in the southwest of the country.
Haftar's (...)
Armed conflict remains one of the greatest threats to Africa. In addition to taking millions of lives, it obstructs development and has set back remedies to political, economic and social problems for decades.
The crises in Somalia, Libya, Sudan, (...)
With artillery fire rumbling in the distance, residents of Derna gathered in a streetside cafe on Saturday to discuss the future of their city, long a jihadist hotbed in eastern Libya.
Libya National Army (LNA) soldiers did not declare final victory (...)
Egypt's relationship with Africa dates back millennia. In the modern age, however, starting with the irrigation projects under Mohamed Ali in the early 19th century, Cairo increasingly focused on the Nile and its sources.This beginning laid the (...)
“I emphasise that Egypt will work hard to continue along the road we started together towards the structural and financial reform of the African Union [AU] and build on previous achievements in developing the tools and abilites of the Union in order (...)
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sameh Shoukry, stressed Egypt's commitment to support the Libyan people in all levels. He pointed out to the Egyptian solid stance toward the Libyan issue, according to a statement from the foreign ministry (...)
France's military struck rebels in Chad to prevent a coup d'etat against President Idriss Deby, Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Tuesday.
On Deby's request, French warplanes bombed a heavily-armed rebel convoy that crossed last week from (...)
Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said his country's 2019 chairmanship of the African Union underlined Cairo's close ties with African countries.
Speaking to Extra News TV channel on Sunday, the minister hailed June 30 uprising and efforts (...)
Brent crude futures gained 47 cents to settle at $62.10 per barrel. Throughout the trading week, Brent dipped by more than 1%.
While the US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures strengthened 8 cents to settle at $52.72 per barrel, however, on (...)
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi met on Saturday with the UN Secretary General, António Guterres, during the African Union (AU) summit which is being held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The meeting addressed the latest updates of a number of regional (...)
Egypt will assume the presidency of the African Union in February 2019. This comes as a culmination of extensive diplomatic efforts to revive Egypt's Africa role since Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi assumed power in 2014. Under Mubarak, and especially since (...)
Forces belonging to the internationally-recognized government of Libya reached the El Sharara oil field on Sunday, a Tripoli-based government source said.
The North African nation's biggest field is a focus of the conflict between the Tripoli-based (...)
Libya's state-run National Oil Corp said on Saturday that its Chairman Mustafa Sanalla had discussed a crisis at the Sharara oil field with Repsol executives in Tripoli.
"Both parties called for a cessation of hostilities and armed conflict in and (...)
President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi is scheduled to assume the presidency of the African Union (AU) on Sunday during the pan-African organisation's 32nd summit in Addis Ababa.
According to a source within the presidency, Al-Sisi will use the occasion to (...)
Libya's National Oil Corp on Friday urged all parties to avoid escalation at the El Sharara oilfield, the country's largest, and said it would not restore normal operations until security had been restored.
"Worker safety remains our primary (...)
Egypt's Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, arrived in Addis Ababa to attend the preliminary meetings of the 32nd summit of African Union (AU) expected to be held on 10 February and will end on 11 February.
Shoukry will lead the Egyptian delegation (...)
