Egypt has moved up to 10th in the Arab world and 130th worldwide in the Heritage Foundation's Index of Economic Freedom of 178 countries, the Washington-based think tank said on Thursday.
The title of the world's freest economy for 2021 was retained (...)
Against the backdrop of various high-level meetings between Egypt and Sudan, President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi is expected to visit the Sudanese capital Khartoum between Thursday and Saturday, according to informed government sources.
The expected (...)
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 (...)
By using every possible means to achieve its illegitimate and illegal goals in Africa, Iran has not been reluctant to support outlawed groups and militias in countries suffering from political and social instability. It has done this either with the (...)
This week, Sudan scaled up its criticism of Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). In unprecedentedly tough language, Hussein Al-Zobeir, a leading Sudanese GERD negotiator, said Ethiopia would be putting Sudan at great risk if it (...)
Reading through the memoirs of former US president Barack Obama, A Promised Land, one reaches the conclusion that Arab governments, especially in the past, wasted time and resources to either appease or oppose the United States when it was in no way (...)
Egypt called on Saturday on conflicting Somali parties to show self-restraint and adhere to peaceful means and dialogue. The Egyptian statement came a day after armed clashes broke out in Mogadishu between government troops and opponents.
The two (...)
Saudi Minister of State for African Affairs Ahmed Abdul Aziz Kattan said the Kingdom wishes to see an end to the crisis over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in a way that secures the right of all parties involved; Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia.
In (...)
The United States is deeply concerned about the absence of an election implementation agreement in Somalia and views immediate elections as critical to the country's future, the State Department spokesman said on Tuesday.
"We call on Somalia's (...)
MPs attacked the decision by US Congress members Tom Malinowski and Don Beyer to form an Egyptian Human Rights Caucus to mark the 10th anniversary of the Egyptian revolution on 25 January, reports Gamal Essam El-Din.
Parliament Speaker Mohamed (...)
A roadside bomb went off just outside the central Somalia town of Dhusamareb on Sunday, killing 12 agents working for the National Intelligence and Security Agency, police said.
Political leaders have been meeting in the town to try to resolve a row (...)
Somali leaders have failed to end a stalemate over the selection of a new president scheduled for next week, government officials said on Saturday, raising the risk of more political turmoil.
President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed flew back to the (...)
Nine people died after al Qaeda-linked Islamist insurgents stormed a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu, battling security forces until the early hours of Monday, a police spokesman said.
A suicide car bombing on Sunday evening was followed by a (...)
Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Ahmed Abul-Gheit held a meeting on Monday with Chairman of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Faki, where they discussed means of boosting bilateral relations in different fields to serve common (...)
A suspected suicide car bomb exploded near a checkpoint in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Sunday, witnesses said, followed by gunfire around a nearby hotel.
Police said there were casualties but numbers were unknown.
While there was no immediate (...)
Mohammed Al Zabidi celebrated in 2017 when he learned he had been selected in the US green card lottery, which picks people at random from a large pool of applicants. It was a chance to escape his war-torn homeland of Yemen and pursue his dreams in (...)
According to a 2020 Global Terrorism Index report, Africa has become “the centre of gravity” for the Islamic State (IS) and Al-Qaeda, losing no less than $171 billion to terrorism in the last 10 years. Terrorist groups have moved there and to some (...)
Once Joe Biden was sworn in as president, the new US administration started to review various decisions made under Trump, especially those of them taken at the 11th hour. The US State Department announced it was reviewing the designation of the (...)
The crisis engulfing two influential countries in the Horn of Africa is in danger of turning into an avalanche, threatening an already fragile security situation in the region.
Somalia and Kenya have been engaging in a row for almost two years now (...)
Uganda accused the US ambassador on Tuesday of seeking to subvert last week's presidential election by trying to visit the main opposition candidate at his home, which has been surrounded by security forces since the vote.
Troops prevented pop (...)
The U.S. military says its troop withdrawal from Somalia is complete, in one of the last actions of President Donald Trump's presidency.
Some experts have warned that the withdrawal of an estimated 700 U.S. military personnel comes at the worst (...)
The European Union has suspended budget support for Ethiopia worth 88 million euros ($107 million) until humanitarian agencies are granted access to people in need of aid in the northern Tigray region.
In a blog post published on Friday, the EU's (...)
The recently released European Parliament report on the state of human rights in Egypt has elicited strong reactions in the regular and social media in Egypt and abroad.
Many have charged that the report is biased and disseminates misinformation, (...)
Uganda banned social media and messaging apps on Tuesday, two days ahead of a presidential election pitting Yoweri Museveni, one of Africa's longest-serving leaders, against opposition frontrunner Bobi Wine, a popular singer.
Users complained on (...)
As richer countries race to distribute COVID-19 vaccines, Somalia remains the rare place where much of the population hasn't taken the coronavirus seriously. Some fear that's proven to be deadlier than anyone knows.
“Certainly our people don't use (...)
