[DW] A passenger train has derailed in Egypt, killing 11 and injuring 98. Egypt has been plagued with rail incidents in recent years.

[Egypt Online] The Egyptian Center for Strategic Studies (ECSS) is organizing a conference on "Human Rights: Building the Post-Pandemic World" on Thursday, 8 April, to tackle the repercussions of the coronavirus pandemic.

[Cameroon Tribune] The announcement was made in Athens after a meeting between the Greece PM and head of the Libyan Presidential Council.

[Egypt Online] Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli has decided to form a committee, whose task it should be to study a draft law to regulate immigration and defend rights of Egyptians abroad, Nabila Makram said Friday.

[Egypt Online] Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry mourned the death of veteran Egyptian journalist Makram Mohamed Ahmed, who died Thursday aged 86.

[Egypt Online] The Cabinet's media center denied Friday reports claiming that Egypt's sovereign fund plans to sell Cairo's Mogamma El-Tahrir building to foreign investors.

[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi Friday delegated Major General Mohamed Fayed to attend the funeral of veteran Egyptian journalist Makram Mohamed Ahmed, who passed away Thursday at the age of 86.

[The Conversation Africa] For several years, political tensions between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt have been escalating in a conflict over the near-complete Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The GERD is Africa's largest hydropower plant. It dams...

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A protest rally was held on Thursday outside the headquarters of TAP News Agency, to denounce the politically-motivated appointments at the head of the agency and "Shems FM" radio station.

[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has stressed Egypt's firm stance on the need to reach a legally binding agreement on the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile.

[Egypt Online] Health Minister Hala Zayed has directed officials concerned to swiftly link the database of all the public health initiatives to the secured and smart documents complex.

[Egypt Online] Local Development Minister Mahmoud Sharawi had talks on Friday with Indian Ambassador in Cairo Ajit Gupte on means of boosting coopeartion in the field of Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to provide a fixed income for families...

[Egypt Online] The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) announced that maintenance and preparations of the mummies' hall have been finalized after the mummies were transported to it in the marvelous golden parade on April 3.

[Egypt Online] The Health Ministry said Thursday night that 837 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases since the outbreak in the country began to 213,798.

[Egypt Online] Finance Minister Mohamed Maait said the government targets increasing the spending on the health, education and social development sectors within the framework of implementing the "Egyptian Person Building Strategy".

[Egypt Online] Egypt's partnership with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has been 'constructive and impactful', International Cooperation Minister Rania al-Mashat said on Thursday.

[Egypt Online] Minister of Local Development Mahmoud Shaarawi met on Thursday 15/4/2021 with Rania Hidaya, the director of United Nations Human Settlement Program (HABITAT) in Cairo and Amr Lashin, the HABITAT Urban Governance and Legislation Program...

[The Conversation Africa] The Egyptian author, physician and activist Nawal El Saadawi's recent death has brought her writing back into the public eye.

[East African] Following a stalemate in the Nile dam talks in Kinshasa, Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok has suggested that further talks be held at heads of state level.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Board of Directors of the Tunisian Federation of Newspaper Directors (French: FTDJ) expressed "deep concern" over the recent events at TAP news agency following the "unexpected" appointment of new CEO Kamel...

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The House of People's Representatives (French: ARP) passed at a plenary on Thursday a bill approving a memorandum of understanding and loan agreement between Tunisia and the European Union (89 votes in favour a...

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The project People and cork "Improving the values of the cork oak cultural landscape in favor of local community development in the cork forests of the Kroumirie-Mogods region" was launched Thursday by WWF Nort...

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Governor of the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT) Marouane El Abassi, Thursday, handed to President of the Republic Kais Saied the 2020 report on the bank's financial statements as well as the report of the statuto...

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The General Union of Secondary Education, on Thursday, called on the Education Ministry to take the decision to immediately suspend school classes for ten days.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A package of exceptional measures designed to break transmission chains and contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in Kasserine was announced by the regional committee to fight coronavirus considering the ...

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The House of People's Representatives (French: ARP) adopted during a plenary session held on Thursday, a bill on the authorisation of the state to subscribe to the seventh general capital increase of the Africa...

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- President Kaïs Saied met Thursday at the Carthage Palace with President of the Supreme Judicial Council (CSM) Youssef Bouzakher who handed him the second annual report of the CSM for the period 2018-2019.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- In the governorate of Sfax, six people died from the Coronavirus in the last 24 hours, bringing to 761 the total number of deceased linked to the pandemic in the region.

[HRW] Dear President Renaud-Basso,

[HRW] As it prepares to celebrate its 30th anniversary on April 15, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is boasting about its commitments to sustainable development, democracy, and equality.