CAF grants $2.5m to Africa’s 2018 World Cup teams
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) will give $500,000 to each of the five African countries who will be representing the continent at the next […]
Egypt
Egypt detains 29 people for conspiring with Turkey
Egypt’s Prosecutor General on Wednesday ordered the detention of 29 individuals over accusations of espionage for the Turkish security and intelligence, the state-owned news agency […]
IMF Greenlights Disbursment of $2 Bln to Egypt
After a review of Egypt’s economic reforms, the IMF said it has agreed to the disbursement of a $2bn loan –part of the $12bn extended […]
Turkey sends 450 locally made MPT-76 assault rifles to Somalia
The Turkish government has sent 450 of its first locally designed MPT-76 assault rifles to Somalia to fight al Shabaab, weeks after the militant group […]
Egypt: Chinese energy giant BYD inks a deal to build 128-km Monorail
Chinese giant BYD Co has signed an agreement with the authorities of Egypt’s largest port city of Alexandria to build Africa’s first straddle-beam monorail (SBM), […]
Somali president meets Saudi King as gulf crisis deepens
Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo on Wednesday met with his Saudi Arabia counterpart King Salman Abdulaziz amid tension over neutral position in Gulf crisis. President […]
Egypt expresses regret as US plans to withhold aid
The Egyptian government on Wednesday expressed regret over a United States decision to deny the North African nation about $95.7 million in aid and to […]
Sudan: Khartoum issues flood warning as Nile rises
Sudanese authorities on Monday warned people living near the banks of the Nile to be wary of “massive flooding”, as water levels of the river […]
Egypt slashes industrial licensing approval time from 600 to 30 days
Egypt on Sunday issued executive regulations for its Industrial Permits Act, making it a law to slash bureaucracy and decrease the waiting time for new […]
Egypt: Head of railway department steps down following train collision
Medhat Shousha, Head of the country’s railway department resigned Sunday after two trains collided Friday on the outskirt of Alexandria killing over 40 people and […]