Egypt will likely extend this year's pause in monetary easing on Thursday and hold interest rates as the hike in global prices will trickle through to inflation, a Bloomberg survey predicted.
Authorities in Egypt are seeking to maintain foreign (...)
Cairo welcomed Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra this week, a visit that demonstrated the strong, decades-old ties between the two countries. The late leader president Gamal Abdel-Nasser supported Algeria's long, just war for independence (...)
Two 18-year-old Namibian runners threw track and field's contentious testosterone issue back into the Olympic spotlight Monday when they blazed into the women's 200-meter final in Tokyo just weeks after being barred from the 400-meter race.
One of (...)
Rwandan troops have joined Mozambican forces to launch a major offensive against Islamic rebels in northern Mozambique as more troops arrive from South Africa and other neighboring countries to battle the insurgency.
Less than two weeks after (...)
There will be a new fastest man of the Olympics crowned Sunday when the 100-meter dash is run without Usain Bolt in the finals for the first time since 2008.
The favorite to claim the gold is American sprinter Trayvon Bromell, a 26-year-old from St. (...)
The United Kingdom's decision to maintain restrictions only for French travellers is a "discriminatory" move, French Minister of State for European Affairs Clement Beaune said on Thursday, calling on Britain to review it "as soon as possible."
"It's (...)
Some of soccer's biggest nations have fallen at the first stage in the Tokyo Olympics men's tournament, failing to advance from the group stage Wednesday.
If only like Spain they weren't blocked by clubs from selecting the strongest players for this (...)
Kemin Industries, U.S. ingredient manufacturer for human and animal health and nutrition, plans to invest 1.8 billion Egyptian pounds ($114.7 million) in Egypt over the next three years, a senior executive said on Wednesday.
The money will go for (...)
The men's water polo tournament at the Tokyo Olympics is filled with big, hulking destroyers playing a similar style.
And then there is Japan.
The host country is zigging while the rest of the world is zagging, playing an aggressive, pressing (...)
Ethiopia has fallen far below target in its second filling of its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
It initially announced it planned to add 13.5 billion m3 of water to the dam's reservoir. Then it halved the figure to a more conservative 6.9 (...)
France got their Olympic men's soccer campaign back on track as Teji Savanier netted a stoppage-time winner in their 4-3 victory over South Africa on Sunday while defending champions Brazil were held to a goalless draw by Ivory Coast.
Les Bleus, (...)
Ahly coach Pitso Mosimane revealed that the team would sign a South African player that he did not name, saying the new arrival would not be Mamelodi Sundowns forward Gaston Sirino, who was long sought by the Red Devils.
The Cairo giants had two (...)
One child is orphaned every 12 seconds due to a novel coronavirus (COVID-19)-associated death, according to new data from the World Bank.
The world has been closely tracking the death toll related to the virus, with official mortality counts now (...)
Saudi Arabia announced late on Tuesday that it has extended the resident permits and exit/re-entry visas for the stranded foreigners in countries under the Saudi entry ban due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Citing concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic, (...)
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 6,267,776 as of Tuesday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said.
The Africa CDC, the specialized healthcare agency of the African Union, said the (...)
During every holiday season in Egypt, people are usually out shopping for gifts and preparing for "the most wonderful time of the year", while others are making plans for activities and trips to enjoy their precious days off.
This year's Eid (...)
Ahly players have showed their happiness while celebrating the win of their 10th African Champions League title after beating Kaiser Chiefs of South Africa 3-0 in the final game on Saturday.
The Red Devils claimed a record-extending 10th crown, (...)
President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Friday the unrest that has ripped through South Africa in the past week was stabilising and calm has been restored to most of the affected areas, but the destruction will cost the country billions of rand.
Ramaphosa (...)
Ahly coach Pitso Mosimane encouraged his team's players ahead of the game against Kaizer Chiefs of South Africa in the 2021 Africa Champions League final match, saying "It's a chance to write history in the continental tournament."
Defending (...)
Ahly football director Sayed Abdel-Hafiz announced on Thursday that his team is ready for the African Champions League final game against the Kaizer Chiefs of South Africa, confirming the game is expected to be difficult as there are no constants in (...)
Egyptian football giants Al Ahly are all set to meet South African champions, Kaizer Chiefs, in the final of the CAF Champions League on Saturday.
The meeting will take place after the Cairo team succeeded in reaching the 14th continental final in (...)
Happy Letsitsa hasn't paid off the money he borrowed to survive a 2019 drought that ravaged his maize and sunflower farm in the South African province of Free State.
He has no drought insurance. If rains fail again, they could spell the end of his (...)
Days of riots and looting in South Africa have left more than 70 people dead, hurt thousands of businesses and damaged major infrastructure in some of the worst civil unrest since the end of white minority rule in 1994.
What is driving the (...)
Egypt has accepted the UK's offer to develop the former's electricity grid by integrating the variable renewable energy needed to allow the electrification of the country's transportation sector.
Egypt has already started working towards a greener (...)
Top officials at the World Health Organization say there's not enough evidence to show that third doses of coronavirus vaccines are needed and appealed for the scarce shots to be shared with poor countries who have yet to immunize their people (...)
