Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry emphasised the importance of the "political consultation mechanism" as a framework that brings Egypt and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries closer and creates opportunities for partnership and (...)
The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) on Monday condemned Saturday's incident in which five senior military officers were killed and vowed to work with the country to fight terrorism.
The African Union Special Representative for (...)
The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) revealed that the value of trade exchange between Egypt and Somalia increased to $56.3m during the first 11 months of 2023, compared to $44.5m during the same period in 2022, marking (...)
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud signed a law that cancels the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Government of Ethiopia and Somaliland.
The symbolic move follows the announcement of a deal on 1 January between Ethiopia and the (...)
The General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), in collaboration with the Egyptian Agency for Partnership for Development at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, represented Egypt in offering a training program for administrative personnel (...)
Egypt expressed on Tuesday its approval of the United Nations Security Council's Resolution 2714, enacted on 1 December 2023, which revokes the arms embargo on Somalia that has been in place since 1992.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a (...)
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announces a new scientific project aimed at consolidating efforts to develop climate-resilient crops as his government hosts a Global Food Security Summit in London on Monday 20 November.
The summit, a (...)
The Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding (CCCPA), in collaboration with the African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Union Centre for Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Development (AUC-PCRD) based (...)
Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry received Annette Weber, the EU Special Representative for the Horn of Africa, on Sunday to discuss the security and political challenges in the region, especially the situation in Sudan.
According to Ahmed Abu (...)
The Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping, and Peacebuilding (CCCPA) hosted a visit by Khadija Al-Makhzoumi, the Somali Minister of Environment and Climate Change. The visit aimed to enhance cooperation on the Climate (...)
The Arab League and Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping, and Peacebuilding (CCCPA) held a joint training for members of the Arab Women Mediators Network (AWMN) on "Women Mediating Access to Resources in Climate-Affected (...)
Egypt's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sameh Shoukry, said that Egypt has regained the trust of its international partners after it was shaken by the events of 2011. He said that Egypt has adopted a balanced and diversified policy that helped it (...)
Banque Misr reported a net profit of EGP 25bn for 2022, after paying EGP 15.9bn in taxes. The bank's profit before tax was EGP 40.8bn, up from EGP 28.6bn in 2021.
The bank's total assets grew by 37.5% to reach EGP 2.2trn, driven by a 41.7% increase (...)
Egypt's second largest public bank, Banque Misr announced on Tuesday plans to transform its representative office in Kenya into branch operations within three years.
The Egyptian lender aims to expand its presence in East Africa by launching a (...)
Russia would remain a reliable food supplier for African countries despite illegal Western sanctions, according to President Vladimir Putin on Friday at Russia-Africa Summit in St. Petersburg.
He further added that his country recognises the (...)
The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) has revealed that the value of trade exchange between Egypt and the COMESA countries increased to $5.3bn in 2022, compared to $4.4b in 2021, an increase of 20.4%.
The agency (...)
President of African Federation of Construction Contractors Associations (AFCCA) Hassan Abdelaziz has stated that Africa needs 10 million low-cost housing units annually to meet the increasing population growth.
Abdelaziz said that foreign companies (...)
Egypt has had a long-standing relationship with the African continent and has played a critical role in the establishment and success of the African Union (AU). As a member country of the AU, Egypt celebrates Africa Day annually on May 25th. The day (...)
Egypt's Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad has met with her Somali counterpart Khadija Al-Makhzoumi, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change of the Republic of Somalia, to discuss ways of future cooperation between the two countries and (...)
The South Helwan Power Station project won the Abdul Latif Youssef Al-Hamad Development Award in the Arab region during the 2023 joint annual meetings of Arab financial institutions held in Rabat, Morocco. This was presented by the Arab Fund for (...)
لعبت جميع المؤسسات الإخوانية في أمريكا اللاتينية، دورا بارزا في تمكين الإرهاب وتعزيز فرص وجود العناصر الإرهابية، الإخوانية، وعناصر القاعدة وداعش، حيث عملت كمحطة استقبال لعناصر خطر مطلوبة، وكذلك بؤرة لجمع العناصر الهاربة من جرائم ارتكبتها في أوطانها. (...)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it has reached a staff-level agreement with Somalia on the fifth review under the extended credit facility (ECF) arrangement.
The IMF said in a statement released Monday that the agreement will allow the (...)
أعلنت المنظمة العالمية للتصوير الفوتوغرافي عن المتأهلين للنهائيات ضمن الدورة السادسة عشر لمنافسات المصورين المحترفين في "جوائز سوني العالمية للتصوير الفوتوغرافي 2023"، والتي تقدّم مكافآتٍ لسلسلةٍ من الأعمال الاستثنائية في كل من المهارة التقنية (...)
Although humanitarian aid has so far stopped famine and worse results in some areas of Somalia, millions of rural Somalis still confront unheard-of difficulties to their food security. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (...)
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday announced the largest allocation ever of $250m from the United Nations global emergency fund to help the most vulnerable people in some of the most forgotten crises and to stave off famine.
"So (...)