The American University in Cairo
Thurs 5, 6pm- 7.30pm, Cairo Local Time (GMT + 2), 12-1.30pm, New York Time: “Multilateralism at a Crossroad: The UN at 75” is GAPP Tahrir Dialogue (90) special webinar hosted by founding Dean and former foreign (...)
A number of Egyptian construction companies postponed the implementation of around six major infrastructure projects in Mauritius within 2020 due to the coronavirus outbreak.
The companies include Redcon Construction and Concord for Engineering and (...)
The number of dead dolphins that have washed ashore on the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius after an oil spill has risen to 39, the government said Friday, ahead of protests this weekend against authorities' handling of the disaster at (...)
Amwal Al Ghad has interviewed Moustafa Moussa – Local Partner at Bahaa-Eldin Law Office in cooperation with BonelliErede – on Tuesday, tackling key areas related to the impact of the coronavirus crisis and ways to offset its repercussions. The (...)
TP Mazembe were crowned champions of DR Congo for the second consecutive season and a record-extending 18th time on Wednesday after the football season was cancelled in the country due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Local media said the Congolese (...)
Demand for Egyptian fruit and vegetables has been on the rise recently, despite the disruptive effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on global markets.
According to the Central Administration for Agricultural Quarantine (CAAQ), an agency of the Ministry (...)
Burundi's domestic season is to resume on May 21, more than a month after Africa's last remaining football competition was suspended to allow political rallies to be held in stadia ahead of general elections, authorities have confirmed.
While the (...)
Guinea have become the third African country inside 24 hours to declare a premature end to their soccer season in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, following on the heels of Angola and Kenya.
The season, which started in October, had only reached (...)
Reported cases of the coronavirus have crossed 2.57 million globally and 178,574 people have died, according to a Reuters tally as of 1400 GMT on Wednesday.
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* The US House of Representatives will pass Congress' latest (...)
Africa is expected to reverse an economic contraction linked to fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic next year, according to the International Monetary Fund, but the impact will be felt for years to come.
Sub-Saharan Africa's gross domestic product is (...)
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 will create a fund to prevent the spread of coronavirus and support the treatment of patients worldwide, Norway said on Monday.
The purpose of the fund is to assist developing countries with weak health systems in addressing 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 (...)
Angola on Saturday confirmed its first two cases of coronavirus, while Mauritius recorded its first death as the virus spreads across Africa.
The continent has been slower to feel the impact than Asia or Europe, and most of its reported cases have (...)
Fintechs, or companies that offer financial solutions through technology such as mobile applications, are relatively new to Egypt, and as a result the groundwork for their operations is not as clearly defined as is that for traditional (...)
Iran's coronavirus death toll rose to 16 on Tuesday, the highest outside China, increasing its international isolation as nations from South Korea to Italy accelerated emergency measures to curb the epidemic's global spread.
Believed to come from (...)
Last week, the draw for the knockout stage of the African Champions League in Cairo brought forth strong contenders as the battle for the coveted prize in continental club football is just starting.
Egypt's five-time winners Zamalek, who last won (...)
“The most important thing in Special Olympics is to find good leadership which is the key to success. We don't just open programmes and that's it.”
So said Charles Nyambe, 58, Special Olympics Africa president and managing director since 2017. (...)
Egypt is enjoying relatively strong growth, estimated at 5.5% for 2019 and projected at 5.8% in 2020, owing to a robust recovery of domestic demand and easing balance of payments constraints, according to the United Nations World Economic Situation (...)
Egyptian contracting firms are invited to participate in eight giant infrastructure projects in five African countries with investments reaching $650 million, a senior official in the Egyptian government said Saturday.
Located in Chad, Gabon, (...)
Egypt is anticipating several important sports events in 2020 after last year's great local, regional, and international achievements. The first major sports event in Egypt this year will be hosting the 2019 CAF Awards, to be held in January in (...)
A number of economic reports were recently released assessing the performance of African countries, particularly those south of the Sahara. The reports revealed marked improvement in those African countries' economic performance, despite political (...)
Egypt's Redcon Construction plans to develop two hotel and medical projects in Mauritius and Ivory Coast within 2020, its managing director said on Monday.
The company also targets $150 million from executing various flagships in a number of African (...)
Despite beating Botswana in an international friendly two weeks ago, Egypt's national football team held their position at 49 in the FIFA global football rankings, published on Thursday.
The Pharaohs continue in the sixth place among African (...)
Egyptian and African economists, policy-makers, and members of civil society were given a run-down of the 2018 Ibrahim Index for African Governance (IIAG) produced by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation at a seminar organised by the Egyptian Centre for (...)
