The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat on Monday condemned a deadly suicide bomb attack over the weekend in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) that killed at least eight people.
In a press statement, (...)
At least eight people have died in a suicide bomber explosion late Saturday, in the middle of the Christmas celebration, in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), said hospital sources on Sunday morning.
In a provisional (...)
Egypt's Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Mohamed Abdel Aty, said that Egypt showed great flexibility during the negotiation stages on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) expressing his country's desire to reach a fair and legally (...)
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 (...)
The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) said that the value of Egyptian exports to the Nile Basin countries increased to $1.117bn during the period extending from January to September 2021, compared to $835m during the (...)
Deadly twin bomb blasts in Uganda's capital Kampala earlier this week have drawn worldwide condemnation, with different capitals pledging to stand with Uganda in the fight against the resurgence of terror attacks that have regional connotations. (...)
Egypt's Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel Aty discussed the project of the navigation corridor between Lake Victoria and the Mediterranean, in a meeting on Sunday with Matthew Parks, a US government water expert, and Nicole (...)
The Information and Decision Support Center of the Egyptian Cabinet has released a study on the trade relations between Egypt and the COMESA community, whose membership comprises 21 African countries.
The centre said that COMESA is among the most (...)
Trade exchange between Egypt and Nile Basin countries reported on Sunday a 26.4 percent year-on-year growth to $1.614 billion for the first nine months of the year, according to state-owned statistics agency CAPMAS' latest report.
Earlier, the trade (...)
تبنى تنظيم «داعش» الإرهابي، هجوما بعبوة ناسفة استهدف حانة في «كمبالا» عاصمة أوغندا، أمس الأول السبت، وأسفر عن مقتل شخص واحد على الأقل، وفقا لما ذكرته شبكة «روسيا اليوم» الإخبارية الروسية.
وقال التنظيم الإرهابي، في بيان نشره على قناته عبر تطبيق (...)
Egypt won the 2021 All Africa Badminton mixed team championship after beating Algeria 3-1 in the final here on Sunday.
The Algerian team started well after Koceila Mammeri and Tanina Violette Mammeri beat Egypt's Ahmed Salah and Jana Ashraf 21-15, (...)
Egypt's Minister of Health and Population Hala Zayed, arrived on Monday, to the Republic of Uganda, within the framework of strengthening means of cooperation between the two countries in the health sector.
The minister witnessed the opening of the (...)
Eastern Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa, Theodore II, arrived Monday at the Bole International Airport in Uganda for an eight-day pastoral visit.
He was received at the airport by Metropolitan Daniel of the Diocese of Aksum (...)
The inequity of COVID-19 vaccine distribution will come into sharper focus Thursday as many of the African countries whose populations have little to no access to the life-saving shots step to the podium to speak at the U.N.'s annual meeting of (...)
قال موهوزي كاينيروجابا، القائد العسكري، ونجل رئيس أوغندا، إن بلاده تواصل العمل مع مصر لضمان الاستقرار في حوض النيل.
وأشاد كاينيروجابا عبر حسابه بموقع تويتر، بتجربة دراسته لمدة 6 أشهر، خلال دورة تدريبية قائلا لم أواجه أي مشكلة مع أي مصري.
إنفوجراف.. (...)
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed visited Uganda and Rwanda following regional calls for mediation in order to bring the warring parties in Tigray to the negotiating table. Seeking regional supporters, he had already visited Turkey, South Sudan (...)
Under the patronage of President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi, Egypt is well placed to host the 2021 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships for the first time and with much government support.
Over five days of intense competition, the new (...)
Egypt received a new shipment of 299,680 AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine doses donated by the UK through COVAX initiative, according to the World Health Organization.
The shipment is part of a plan to share 80 million Covid-19 vaccines with COVAX by (...)
At a COVID-19 vaccination site in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, tempers flared among those waiting for scarce AstraZeneca jabs, with some accusing others of trying to jump the queue.
Nurses intervened, telling them the accused had been waiting since (...)
There are some things track fans are used to: Nobody stops the Jamaican women at these Olympics and the tireless Sifan Hassan is a contender for a medal in every distance race she enters.
Other things might take some getting used to: Italy is a (...)
The interest of Egyptian companies and international firms headquartered in Egypt in the African market has been growing, with many of them now wanting either to venture into the African market or to increase the volume of their operations across (...)
Selemon Barega won the first track and field gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics on Friday and claimed the 10,000-meter title back for Ethiopia after nearly a decade of dominance by Mo Farah.
Barega broke clear on the last lap and won in 27 minutes, (...)
Serbian coach Milutin 'Micho' Sredojevic has been appointed as Uganda's new coach for a second stint, the Ugandan Football Association announced on Tuesday.
Micho previously took charge of Uganda in 2013, helping the Cranes qualify for the African (...)
Ahmed Youssef, CEO of the Egyptian Tourism Promotion Board (ETPB) at the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, has participated in an international summit on the recovery of tourism, held in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi.
Youssef attended the event on (...)
There is a river that has gently flowed for 30 million years, six times older than previously thought.
It could have been just another river, on the face of the earth, like the hundreds of thousands flowing across the globe. No one has really (...)
