Single African Air Transport Market agreement signed by 26 countries
Twenty-six African countries out of the 55 members of the African Union have committed to the establishment of the concept of a Single African Air […]
Egypt
Mo Salah to play at World Cup for Egypt despite shoulder injury
Egyptian international and Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah on Sunday commented on his team’s loss in the European Champions League final and the situation with his […]
Egypt’s president pardons more than 330 political prisoners
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi on Wednesday pardoned more than 330 people, convicted and jailed for their participation in illegal protests. Many of those due to […]
Egypt, Russia, Arab nations criticise U.S. embassy relocation to Jerusalem
Moscow and Cairo on Monday slammed the United States decision to open its embassy in Jerusalem. According to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, the status […]
Egypt suspends ban on ride-sharing companies Uber, Careem
Egypt’s judicial decision to suspend the licenses of ride-sharing companies Uber and Careem should not be applied, an Egyptian court ruled last weekend. The court’s […]
Egypt’s Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi secures second term in landslide victory
Egyptian president, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, has been re-elected with 97 percent of votes after an election in which his sole challenger was a little-known opposition […]
Morocco, first destination for direct foreign investments in Africa
Morocco has been ranked as the first destination of foreign direct investments on the African continent in the 2018 Africa Investment Index (AII) released by […]
Egyptians go to the polls to elect a new-old president
Egypt’s 60 million eligible voters have begun three days of voting on Monday to elect a new president, who will undoubtedly be the incumbent Abdel […]
Illegal African migrants, worse than terrorists – Israeli PM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the massive arrival of illegal African migrants in Israel is a “worse” threat than that of terrorists in the […]
Orange launches Social Venture Prize competition
French telecommunications giant Orange has launched on Thursday competition for the Social Venture Prize to reward African tech startups bearing innovative Information and Communication Technologies […]