africa
PM Essam Sharaf heads to Equatorial Guinea for African summit
Egypt
June 29, 2011
PM Essam Sharaf heads to Equatorial Guinea for African summit
Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf left for Equatorial Guinea on Wednesday to participate in the 17th African Union (AU) Summit.…
PM pledges major national projects to attract investments
Egypt
June 12, 2011
PM pledges major national projects to attract investments
Egypt's interim Prime Minister Essam Sharaf declared on Saturday that his government has drawn up a number of major projects…
Shehata no longer coach of Egypt
Egypt
June 6, 2011
Shehata no longer coach of Egypt
Hassan Shehata resigned on Monday as Egypt national team coach after all but failing to qualify for the 2012 African…
Foreign Minister: Africa a top priority for Egypt’s foreign policy
Egypt
June 6, 2011
Foreign Minister: Africa a top priority for Egypt’s foreign policy
Foreign Minister Nabil al-Araby said African issues factor high on Egypt’s agenda and in its foreign policy, especially since the…
Postcard from Djenne: It’s got a moat!
Life & Style
May 30, 2011
Postcard from Djenne: It’s got a moat!
I have always wanted to go to a city with a moat. It might not have a drawbridge - although…
PM on African tour
Egypt
May 11, 2011
PM on African tour
Prime Minister Essam Sharaf is visiting Uganda on Wednesday, from where he would head for Ethiopia, on his first visit…
PM introduces new post to strengthen cooperation with African countries
Egypt
May 10, 2011
PM introduces new post to strengthen cooperation with African countries
Prime Minister Essam Sharaf has ordered the creation of a new foreign affairs post to bolster cooperation with African countries…
Environmental Concerns III: Protected areas and beyond
Environment
May 8, 2011
Environmental Concerns III: Protected areas and beyond
Anyone concerned with short- and long-term environmental plans and strategies, as well as sustainable development in Egypt, must consider protected…
Strong growth makes 1 in 3 Africans ‘middle class’
Business
May 6, 2011
Strong growth makes 1 in 3 Africans ‘middle class’
Cape Town--Robust economic growth in Africa over the last decade has swelled the size of its middle class to a…
In Libya, fleeing migrants are mistaken for Qadhafi’s mercenaries
World
March 6, 2011
In Libya, fleeing migrants are mistaken for Qadhafi’s mercenaries
Benghazi--As battles rage on in Libyan cities between rebel forces and armed brigades loyal to Libya’s unpopular leader, Muammar Qadhafi,…