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Ethiopia won’t stop constructing the Renaissance Dam: minister
Egypt

Ethiopia won’t stop constructing the Renaissance Dam: minister

Ethiopia’s Water, Irrigation and Electricity Minister Sileshi Bekele said Saturday that his country will not stop constructing the Grand Ethiopian…
Interpol rescues 500 victims of human trafficking
World

Interpol rescues 500 victims of human trafficking

Authorities in west and central Africa have rescued 500 victims of human trafficking in a series of raids. The operation…
Deadlock in GERD talks: What is Egypt’s future strategy, diplomacy or military strikes?
Features/Interviews

Deadlock in GERD talks: What is Egypt’s future strategy, diplomacy or military strikes?

News of the failure to reach an agreement in the tripartite negotiations between Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan regarding the construction…
Kenya’s Supreme Court upholds repeat presidential vote
World

Kenya’s Supreme Court upholds repeat presidential vote

Kenya’s Supreme Court on Monday upheld the re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta in last month’s repeat presidential vote. Chief Justice…
Egypt’s CIB to boost Tier 2 debt as it looks to African growth
Economy

Egypt’s CIB to boost Tier 2 debt as it looks to African growth

Egypt’s Commercial International Bank (CIB) plans to boost Tier 2 capital through dollar-denominated subordinated loans as it seeks to diversify…
Zimbabwe army has Mugabe, wife in custody, controls capital
World

Zimbabwe army has Mugabe, wife in custody, controls capital

Zimbabwe’s army said Wednesday it has President Robert Mugabe and his wife in custody and is securing government offices and…
Mohamed Salah nominated for BBC African Footballer of the Year
Egypt

Mohamed Salah nominated for BBC African Footballer of the Year

Egyptian winger Mohamed Salah is shortlisted among four others for the BBC African Footballer of the Year. The five-man shortlist consisting…
Egyptian Swimmer Farida Osman named Best African Female Athlete of 2017
Health & Fitness

Egyptian Swimmer Farida Osman named Best African Female Athlete of 2017

Farida Osman, the first Egyptian to win a medal at the Swimming World Champions, has been named as the Best…
Egypt set to build Africa’s highest skyscraper at new capital
Egypt

Egypt set to build Africa’s highest skyscraper at new capital

As part of the mega-scheme new administrative capital project, state-owned China State Construction Engineering Corporation(CSCEC)  has agreed to build Egypt…
In Africa, LGBT rights activists worry about Trump impact
Society

In Africa, LGBT rights activists worry about Trump impact

Gay rights activist Joseph Achille Tiedjou is worried every day that he will be harassed or arrested in Cameroon. Defending…
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