To prevent Ethiopia from completing construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and begin operations without first reaching an agreement with Egypt and Sudan, Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri has appealed to the UN Security Council to (...)
With the spread of the coronavirus globally, the most important advice given by the World Health Organization (WHO) to minimise risk of infection is to follow good personal hygiene habits, like washing hands constantly, which we may find boring, but (...)
Almost a month after walking out of US-brokered tripartite negotiations, Addis Ababa is working on another proposal for an agreement it said it will deliver to Egypt and Sudan soon.
“We won't subscribe to an agreement just because the US and the (...)
The Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) joined the Africa Economic Zones Organization (AEZO) in a bid to strengthen cooperation with African and international organisations.
SCZone Chairperson Yehia Zaki said in a Sunday statement that the authority (...)
Angel Yeast, a major Chinese company working in the manufacturing of dry yeast and extracts, aims to export 35,000 tonnes of yeast, an increase of 16% compared to last year.
Ahmed Azazy, head of sales at Angel Yeast Egypt, said that the company (...)
Nouna Juices and Concentrates Company is pumping investments estimated at EGP 26m this year, in partnership with investors from abroad, to open a new factory for producing tomato paste in the industrial zone of Qena.
Waleed Fathy, general director (...)
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Nile River meant to turn Addis Ababa into Africa's biggest power exporter, but Egypt fears the dam, which is under construction near Ethiopia's border with Sudan, would significantly diminish its (...)
Beyti Egypt aims to take its exports in 2020 to $25m, compared to about $21m in 2019, while it recorded EGP 3.5bn in total sales in 2019, compared to EGP 2.9bn in 2018.
Zakaria Yassin, manager of export at Beyti, said that the company exports its (...)
A delegation from the Egyptian foreign ministry led by Assistant Foreign Minister for Arab Affairs Yasser Othman paid visits to Algeria, Tunisia and Mauritania.
During their meetings with the foreign ministers of the three North African countries, (...)
Egypt Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry headed on Tuesday to Bujumburathe, the capital of Burundi, at the beginning of hisAfrican tour that includes South Africa, Tanzania, Rwanda, Congo, South Sudan, and Niger, according to a Monday statement.
He will (...)
Several African countries on Sunday closed borders, canceled flights and imposed strict entry and quarantine requirements to contain the spread of the new coronavirus, which has a foothold in 26 nations on the continent as cases keep rising.
“The (...)
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) fell by 9.34% on Sunday, suffering its biggest decline since November 2012, losing 1,045 points as a result of the measures announced by the government last Friday to face the COVID-19 epidemic.
The benchmark index EGX30 (...)
The novel coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19, continues to spread worldwide, raising the number of infected cases to 156,400, of whom 73,968 people have recovered, while 5,833 people died.
The most infected country in the world after China is (...)
Death toll due to the spread of the novel Coronavirus, known as COVID-19, has reached 5,539 worldwide, while 71,718 cases have recovered globally. According to statistics of the World Health Organization (WHO), 150,598 people have been infected (...)
Since 2012 the Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) has become an important annual event not only for Egypt but for the whole continent as well. Headed by screenwriter Sayed Fouad and filmmaker Azza Al-Husseini as president and director, respectively, (...)
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 (...)
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 (...)
Egypt hosted a meeting of the chiefs-of-staff of G5 Sahel countries and representatives of donor nations from 9 to 11 February.
Participants discussed ways to strengthen counter-terrorism cooperation between G5 countries through mutual support (...)
The African Union (AU) has taken two inseparable and seemingly intractable issues as the focus of its work in 2020. The Silencing the Guns initiative is a drive to end the incessant conflicts that plague the continent and is essential to creating (...)
Chief of Staff of Armed Forces Mohamed Farid headed a meeting of the Chief of Staffs of the G5 Sahel African Countries of Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger, which was headed by Farid, with the participation of representatives of the (...)
Already-qualified Pyramids FC ended their group stage campaign in the Confederation Cup by claiming an easy 1-0 win over Mauritania's Nouadhibou in Cairo, thanks to a 75th-minute winner from Ghanaian striker John Antwi.
The game was initially (...)
Masry secured their place in the Confederation Cup last eight after defeating FC Nouadhibou of Mauritania 1-0 at Suez stadium on Sunday.
Defender Saidou Simpore scored a late goal three minutes from time, helping his side earn a difficult (...)
Nigerian powerhouses Enugu Rangers stunned Egyptian rising power Pyramids FC 1-0 in Cairo to end their four-match winning streak in the Confederation Cup group stage on Sunday.
Ifeanyi George latched onto a long pass from Msonter Shimaga to skip (...)
The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) listed last week date palm on its Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, to be the first-ever listed heritage combining 14 countries from the Middle East. The (...)
To date, Egypt has closed only 62.9% of its gender gap, ranking 134 globally, instead of 135 in 2018, and eighth in the regional gender dap index. Much has yet to be done to grant equal opportunities to women in almost all aspects, according to the (...)
