France on Friday became the first rich country to donate COVID-19 vaccines from its national supply to a developing nation through the U.N.'s jab rollout program for low- and middle-income countries, shipping more than 100,000 doses to (...)
General Mohamed Idriss Déby, son of the late president of Chad Idriss Déby, announced, on Wednesday, that he will assume the duties of President.
Déby's take over comes under a transitional charter that appointed him as the Supreme Commander of the (...)
Violations of religious freedom are increasing and persecution takes place in more than 25 countries, with China and Myanmar among those that have the worst records, according to a report by a Vatican-backed charity.
The Religious Freedom in the (...)
Once again, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) raises controversy in most Arab countries.
This comes especially after the Hamdouk Transitional Government in Sudan announced its intention to sign (...)
As Egypt becomes record holder, Comoros wins first participation and Tunisia makes unique achievement
The national football teams of seven Arab countries have hit a new record at the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2021, which will be hosted early (...)
A new mega land-reclamation project dubbed the New Delta received a boost this week during a meeting between President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi, Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouli, and Minister of Agriculture and Land reclamation Al-Sayed Qoseir.
The (...)
The conclusion of the African Cup of Nations qualifiers descended into farce on Tuesday as Benin refused to play their decisive qualifier in Sierra Leone after local authorities declared six of their players to be COVID-19 positive.
Players (...)
Mauritania reached the African Nations Cup for only the second time and Ethiopia also booked their place in next year's Cameroon finals on Tuesday.
A 1-0 win away to Central Africa, thanks to a goal from Aboubakar Kamara just before the break, (...)
Confederation of African Football president Ahmad Ahmad's five-year ban from football has been reduced to two years, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said on Monday, ending his hopes of re-election this week.
The ruling clears the way for South (...)
South African billionaire mining magnate Patrice Motsepe will be crowned the new head of African football later this week in a tame end to tumultuous weeks of campaigning.
The 59-year-old Motsepe, ranked by Forbes among the richest men on the (...)
A decision on the appeal against a five-year ban by Confederation of African Football president Ahmad Ahmad is expected by Monday, but the path now looks clear for South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe to replace him.
Ahmad was handed the ban (...)
As the head of African soccer battles in court this week to stay on the ballot for re-election, FIFA president Gianni Infantino is coming off a comprehensive tour of the continent.
The timing of the visit does not appear to be (...)
For at least the past half century in the post-independence era, conflicts, wars, the spread of corruption, and military coups, have spread across the African continent.
For decades, Africa has been, and is still, suffering, with the sole exception (...)
Zamalek's management have asked the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to postpone the Whites' game against Senegal's Teungueth in the CAF Champions League for 24 hours to have enough time to prepare after arriving late in Dakkar due to flight (...)
Several terrorist attacks have occurred in the past two days in the far western African countries of Mali and Burkina Faso, leaving 18 people dead.
The attacks have led observers to believe that no country alone will be able to lead the (...)
Banned by FIFA for financial wrongdoing, Ahmad Ahmad was reinstated as head of African soccer on Friday during a presidential election campaign pending his urgent appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
CAS said it granted Ahmad an interim (...)
In his final days in office, Barack Obama sought a UN Security Council resolution to pressure Israel to stop building settlements. Donald Trump, by contrast, is working as fast as he can to finalise controversial normalisation deals between Israel (...)
It is the dawn of 2011, the year of the revolution. And many new songs are coming out of the Tahrir Square demonstrations: Sout Al Horeya and Matloob Zaeem by Cairokee, followed by Aida El Ayouby joining the band for the single Ya Al Midan (“O (...)
The Egyptian football Association (EFA) announced on Saturday that the U20 national football team will return home after failing to participate in the first two games in the current African Cup of Nations qualifiers in Tunisia due to several (...)
Egypt's U20 team have been made to forfeit another African Cup of Nations qualifier in Tunisia after their last-minute attempt to assemble 15 players failed, the country's football association (EFA) said on Friday.
More than a dozen coronavirus (...)
Ahmed Abul-Gheit's term as Arab League secretary-general ends in May 2021, which means Cairo will have to decide early next year whether it will push for a second Abul-Gheit term or seek backing for another candidate. The cut-off point for the (...)
Morocco became the most recent Arab country to announce the normalisation of relations with Israel on 10 December as part of a bigger deal in which the US will recognise Moroccan sovereignty over the Western Sahara.
The deal is widely seen as a (...)
17 players of Egypt's football youth team and their coach Rabie Yassin have tested positive for coronavirus ahead of facing Libya in the opening match of the North Africa championship on Tuesday, Egyptian Football Association board member Gamal (...)
President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi's two-day visit to France this week foregrounded the willingness of Cairo and Paris to focus on areas in which they are in agreement rather than concentrate on issues, such as the contentious human rights file, over (...)
The suspension of Confederation of African Football chief Ahmad Ahmad on Monday has thrown wide open the future leadership of the regional soccer governing body, with his ban from the game coming just months before CAF's presidential (...)
