africa
Sudan, Ethiopia agree to deploy joint military forces to secure borders, GERD
Egypt
January 18, 2018
Sudan, Ethiopia agree to deploy joint military forces to secure borders, GERD
Sudan and Ethiopia have agreed recently to deploy joint military forces to provide protection to their borders and the Ethiopian…
Africa divided over US President Donald Trump’s first year in office
World
January 17, 2018
Africa divided over US President Donald Trump’s first year in office
In his first year in office, US President Donald Trump has not made many friends in Africa. People across the…
Ethiopian PM’s visit postponed to January 17
Egypt
January 15, 2018
Ethiopian PM’s visit postponed to January 17
Informed sources told Al-Masry Al-Youm that the visit of Ethiopian Prime Minister Haile Mariam Desalegn has been postponed to the…
US President Donald Trump claims he’s ‘not a racist’ after controversial remark
World
January 15, 2018
US President Donald Trump claims he’s ‘not a racist’ after controversial remark
The US president has claimed he is “the least racist person” after reportedly using an expletive to describe African countries…
World media struggle to translate Trump’s Africa insult
World
January 14, 2018
World media struggle to translate Trump’s Africa insult
President Donald Trump’s vulgar insult of Africa was a puzzle for many foreign media organizations, which didn’t have a ready…
Mohamed Aboutrika voted greatest ever Egyptian footballer in FIFA poll
Egypt
January 11, 2018
Mohamed Aboutrika voted greatest ever Egyptian footballer in FIFA poll
Former midfielder Mohamed Aboutrika was voted the greatest player in Egyptian history in a FIFA poll, overcoming the likes of Mohamed Salah,…
At least 12 dead in South Africa train crash
World
January 4, 2018
At least 12 dead in South Africa train crash
At least 12 people have been killed and scores injured in a train crash in South Africa’s Free State province.…
Ethiopia to release all political prisoners, prime minister says
World
January 3, 2018
Ethiopia to release all political prisoners, prime minister says
Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has announced plans to close a notorious prison camp and release political prisoners held there.…
Former child soldiers help Uganda’s rebel abductees heal
World
January 2, 2018
Former child soldiers help Uganda’s rebel abductees heal
A brutal rebellion by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) brought years of suffering to northern Uganda. Tens of thousands of…
Sudan to devalue pound currency to 18 per dollar in January: Sudan Finance Minister
World
December 26, 2017
Sudan to devalue pound currency to 18 per dollar in January: Sudan Finance Minister
Sudan is to devalue its currency to 18 Sudanese pounds per dollar in January from the current exchange rate of…