Britain's Standard Chartered is planning to exit its operations in seven countries in Africa and the Middle East, the mass exodus move aims to narrow its focus to the region's faster-growing markets, including Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
In a statement (...)
دعم لاعبو منتخب سيراليون علي بادرا سانجاري حارس مرمى منتخب كوت ديفوار، بعد وفاة والده يوم الأحد الماضي.
(اقرأ أيضًا) سيراليون تفرض التعادل أمام كوت ديفوار
وكان منتخب سيراليون فرض التعادل أمام كوت ديفوار في المباراة الماضية من بطولة كأس أمم أفريقيا، (...)
The Egyptian Banking Institute (EBI), the training arm of the Central Bank of Egypt, continues to implement its strategy to develop the human capital in the African banking sector.
Over the past months, the EBI has implemented several activities and (...)
Egypt's Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Mohamed Abdel Aty, held several bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Algeria, Uganda, Angola, and Sierra Leone, to discuss ways to enhance bilateral cooperation.
On the sidelines of his (...)
قتل العشرات في انفجار ضخم شهدته مدينة فريتاون عاصمة سيراليون، في الساعات الأولى من صباح اليوم السبت، حسبما أفادت مصادر طبية.
وقال مدير المشرحة المركزية الحكومية في المدينة سينه كامارا، إن المشرحة تسلمت 91 جثة بعد انفجار ناقلة وقود.
وكشفت مصادر (...)
The new rulers of Afghanistan have an uphill battle in their efforts to be recognized in time to address other world leaders at the United Nations this year.
The Taliban are challenging the credentials of the ambassador from Afghanistan's former (...)
Egypt's Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry received, on Tuesday, David Francis, Sierra Leonean Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, within the framework of his visit to Cairo.
An official session was held on a number of (...)
Egypt will play Nigeria, Sudan and minnows Guinea-Bissau in their bid to win a record-extending eighth African Nations Cup after the draw was made in Cameroonian capital Yaounde on Tuesday.
The Pharaohs were drawn in Group D of the biennial (...)
11:00 The four Pots are:
Pot 1: Cameroon, Algeria, Senegal, Tunisia, Morocco, Nigeria
Pot 2: Egypt, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea
Pot 3: Cap Verde, Gabon, Mauritania, Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe, Guinea Bissau
Pot 4: Malawi, Sudan, (...)
A case of the Ebola virus has been detected here in an 18-year-old woman of Guinean nationality, Cote d'Ivoire's Health Ministry announced Saturday.
The Pasteur Institute of Cote d'Ivoire examined the woman's blood sample taken on Friday, and (...)
The qualifying matches for the maiden edition of the CAF Women's Champions League kicked-off in Africa's zones. The final competition is to be played in Egypt in October.
West African Football Union (WAFU B) hosted the first zonal draw that would (...)
The decisive African Cup of Nations qualifier between Sierra Leone and Benin, which failed to take place on Tuesday after five players from Benin were declared COVID-19 positive, has been postponed to June, officials said on Wednesday.
The match in (...)
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 (...)
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 Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have reported 30 Ebola virus cases and 15 related deaths so far.
The Africa CDC, the specialised healthcare agency of the (...)
A batch of COVID-19 vaccines donated by China arrived in Robert Mugabe International Airport in Zimbabwe's capital here on early Monday morning.
The 200,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccines are the first batch that Zimbabwe has received as it steps up (...)
Three people have died of Ebola, and another five have tested positive for the virus in southeastern Guinea, the state health agency said, the first possible resurgence of the disease there since the world's worst outbreak in 2013-2016.
The patients (...)
Nigeria's biggest lender, Access Bank, is looking to take advantage of the new African trade agreement and make an entrance into Egypt's banking sector, the bank said in an online presentation cited by Bloomberg.
Egypt is among eight markets (...)
Following the collapse of civilian and military dictatorships across Africa three decades ago, the continent adopted a shift towards democracy. Many African countries formed multi-party political systems and drafted constitutions that limited (...)
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 (...)
All times are Cairo time (GMT+2)
Wednesday 11 November
18:00 Senegal v Guinea-Bissau
18:00 Guinea v Chad
18:00 Kenya v Comoros
18:00 Mauritania v Burundi
18:00 Cape Verde v Rwanda
21:00 Libya v Equatorial Guinea
Thursday 12 November
15:00 Uganda (...)
Billionaire South African businessman Patrice Motsepe entered the race to be president of the African soccer confederation on Monday.
Motsepe, who owns South African club Mamelodi Sundowns, announced he was standing and was backed by South African (...)
So the rumours that have been circulating for some time now turned out to be true. Rene Weiler has officially left Ahly. The Swiss coach was growing increasingly agitated by living in Egypt away from his family because of the coronavirus and made (...)
Africa loses $90 billion to corruption annually. The amount is equivalent to the sum industrial countries give to the continent in the form of development assistance and direct investment.
These findings were released in a United Nations Conference (...)
Authorities in the northern city of Makeni in Sierra Leone report that the death toll has increased to five in a protest by youths opposed to the relocation of the city's standby generator to the airport town of Lungi as of Monday morning.
The (...)
