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Sat, 26 Feb 2022 04:31:06 GMT
Egypt: Fresh From New Round, Egypt's Proptech Nawy Plans Full-Suite Offering
[TechCrunch] Egyptian proptech startup Nawy, which began life in 2016 as an AI-driven property listing has grown to offer brokerage services, supporting the closing of property deals. It is now looking for its next path of growth after connecting 40,...

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 11:02:39 GMT
Morocco: Social Dialogue - Agreement Signed Between Government, Trade Unions in Health Sector
[MAP] Rabat -- The Head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch, chaired, Thursday in Rabat, the signing ceremony of an agreement between the Ministry of Health and Social Protection and all the trade unions representing the sector.

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 08:55:25 GMT
Egypt: Continued Communication With Egyptian in Ukraine - Makram
[Egypt Online] Emigration Minister Nabila Makram said the ministry is keeping in touch with the Egyptian community in Ukraine to follow up the situation and stand on their needs.

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 08:52:05 GMT
Egypt: Egyptian Electricity Keen on Boosting Cooperation With Africa
[Egypt Online] Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker asserted the readiness of the Egyptian electricity sector to provide technical support and transfer expertise to the African brethren.

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 07:38:29 GMT
Egypt: Egypt Calls for Diplomatic Solution for Russian-Ukrainian Crisis
[Egypt Online] The Foreign Ministry asserted that Egypt is following up with great concern the latest developments of the crisis in Ukraine.

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 07:38:17 GMT
Ethiopia: GERD Progressing Well, Won't Hurt Downstream Countries - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
[Addis Standard] The construction of the Great Renaissance Ethiopian Dam (GERD) is progressing well and will not hurt the downstream countries, Ambassador Dina Mufti, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in his biweekly press briefing...

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 06:32:53 GMT
North Africa: Okutoyi Boosted By NOC-K Ahead of North Africa Tour
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya's tennis sensational Angela Okutoyi has been boosted by the National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) with flight tickets and kits ahead of her five-week tournament in North Africa's three nations; Morocco, Tunisia and...

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 06:21:32 GMT
Egypt: FM Follows Up Steps to Implement National Strategy for Human Rights
[Egypt Online] Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli asserted on Thursday 24/2/2022 that President Abdel Fattah El Sisi is following up steps to implement the National Strategy for Human Rights through all authorities concerned in order to reach its goals.

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 06:21:26 GMT
Egypt: Sisi Directs to Enhance Cooperation With Private Sector to Strengthen E-Vehicles Industry
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued directives on enhancing cooperation with the private sector to strengthen the e-vehicles industry in Egypt starting from the assembly phases till the complete manufacturing ones as part of the stat...

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 05:16:08 GMT
Egypt: Exams of Egypt's Students in Ukraine to Be Postponed
[Egypt Online] Minister of Education and Technical Education Tarek Shawqi said that the number of Egyptian students in the pre-university stage is less than 50 in Russia and less than 10 in Ukraine.

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 17:11:14 GMT
Morocco: 12th Khouribga International Documentary Film Festival Cancelled
[MAP] Khouribga -- The 12th edition of the Khouribga International Documentary Film Festival (FIFDOK), scheduled from February 24 to 27, has been cancelled, announced the festival's management in a statement.

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 17:10:30 GMT
Morocco: Covid-19 - Extension of Health Emergency State Until 31 March 2022
[MAP] Rabat -- The Government Council, convened Thursday, decided to extend the state of health emergency throughout the country until March 31, as part of efforts to stem the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 17:13:37 GMT
Morocco: Return of Public to Sports Stadiums Is 'Fake News' (Ministry)
[MAP] Rabat -- The Ministry of National Education denied, Wednesday, the allegations peddled by a false press release announcing an alleged return of fans to sports stadiums.

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 06:59:06 GMT
Ethiopia: Commencement of Power Generation Testament to Cooperation of Ethiopians - HPR Members
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- The partial commencement of power generation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is a testament to cooperation of Ethiopians and exemplary to less developed countries like Ethiopia, Members of House of People's Represen...

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 06:59:04 GMT
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Made No Deal to Seek Permission to Generate Power From Dam, Says Water Expert
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia made no deal with anyone to ask for permission to start power generation from the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Water Administration Consultant Fekahmed Negash said.

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 00:41:56 GMT
West Africa: High-Level Seminar on Regional Reconfiguration of the Eastern Sahel
[Centre 4s] Paris, Niamey -- The 4S Centre and Promediation are organising a high-level seminar in Niamey on February 23 and 24, 2022 on the regional reconfiguration of the Eastern Sahel (Libya, Chad, Sudan, Niger) at a time of great danger for the r...

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 06:21:32 GMT
Egypt: Sisi Directs to Enhance Development Works At All Roads, Axes in Greater Cairo
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi directed to enhancing efforts of upgrading all roads and axes in the various areas in Greater Cairo to ease the traffic movement and end jams as part of the state's plan to upgrade the eastern and western...

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 16:59:57 GMT
Tunisia: Covid-19 - Tunisia Logs 13 Deaths and 2,091 Infections On Feb.22
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- 13 COVID-19 deaths and 2,091 infections were logged on February 22 from 9,309 tests (22.46% positivity rate), taking the caseload to 992,574 and death toll to 27,640, the Health Ministry said.

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 04:36:04 GMT
Morocco/Nigeria: Women's Afcon 2022 - Nigeria Sweats As Morocco and Cote d'Ivoire Usher in New Era
[The Conversation Africa] Twelve African women's football teams remain standing after the qualifying rounds of the 12th edition of the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon). The final stage of this year's tournament commences on 3 July in Moroc...

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 08:58:14 GMT
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Always Open for Win-Win Solution On GERD, Says Abiy
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia is always open for a win-win solution with regard to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) , according to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 08:57:51 GMT
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Never Wants Sudanese, Egyptians to Starve, Thirst - Premier
[Ethiopian Herald] Water is flowing to Sudan and Egypt as usual while generating power to the Ethiopian people who do not want to starve and thirst the people of Sudan and Egypt, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed(PhD) said on Sunday.

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 07:10:20 GMT
Morocco: Twenty-Three Killed in Road Accidents in Morocco's Urban Areas Last Week
[MAP] Rabat -- Twenty-three people were killed and 2,095 others were injured, including 87 seriously, in 1,617 road accidents that took place in urban areas on February 14-20, 2022, National Police (DGSN) said.

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 07:10:17 GMT
Morocco: Morocco Calls for Acceleration of Transition to Sustainable, Safe Worldwide Mobility
[MAP] Geneva -- Morocco on Tuesday pleaded for a collective mobilization of all countries to accelerate the transition towards a sustainable and safe mobility on a global scale.

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 07:10:13 GMT
Tunisia: Ministry of Energy Working on National Strategy to Produce 3800 Mw of Solar Energy By 2030
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- "The Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mines is working on developing the national strategy to produce 3800 megawatts of solar energy by 2030.

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 07:10:10 GMT
Egypt: Sisi Calls for Launching Initiative for Maximizing Use of Natural Gas
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Tuesday 22/2/2022 called on the member states of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum to work together on launching a joint initiative to maximize the use of natural gas to be more friendly to achieve a j...

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 07:25:41 GMT
Algeria: 3 Years On, Repression on Protest Tightens
[HRW] Beirut -- The Algerian authorities should immediately release human rights defenders, civil society activists, opposition figures, journalists, and all others arbitrarily imprisoned for peacefully exercising their rights to speak and assemble, ...

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 04:49:16 GMT
Morocco/Nigeria: Morocco 2022: Super Falcons Beat Cote d'Ivoire to Nations Cup Ticket
[Premium Times] The Falcons won both legs against the Lady Elephants.

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 08:46:40 GMT
Morocco/Namibia: Final Battle for Morocco
[Namibian] THE Brave Gladiators are looking to realise their dream of playing at the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations with victory over Zambia in Johannesburg today.

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 08:32:22 GMT
Nigeria/Morocco: Morocco 2022 - Waldrum Assures of Good Result in Second Leg Against Cote d'Ivoire
[Premium Times] The Super Falcons are in Cote d'Ivoire seeking a ticket to their 12th Nations Cup appearance

Tue, 22 Feb 2022 09:06:44 GMT
Egypt: Health Ministry Dispatches 44 Medical Convoys
[Egypt Online] The Health and Population Ministry announced that 44 free medical convoys were launched Sunday in remote areas, which are deprived of health services, across the nation.



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