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Wed, 02 Nov 2022 12:29:54 GMT
Africa: TotalEnergies U20 AFCON Qualifiers - Eight Nations Book Spots for Egypt
[CAF] Eight Nations have punched their tickets for the 2023 TotalEnergies Africa U-20 Cup of Nations scheduled for Egypt between February and March next year.

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 09:43:49 GMT
Egypt: Gambia-Egypt Foreign Ministers to Strengthen Cooperation
[The Point] The Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, His Excellency Dr. Mamadou Tangara on Wednesday, 26th October 2022 held talks with his Egyptian counterpart, His Excellency Sameh Shoukry Minister of Foreign ...

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 09:14:44 GMT
Morocco: Weah Departs Today for Morocco
[New Dawn] President George Manneh Weah has accepted an invitation from the King of Morocco, Mohamed VI, to attend and address the 14th Edition of the MEDays Forum in Tangier, Kingdom of Morocco.

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 07:01:29 GMT
Algeria: In Speech to Arab League, UN Chief Appeals for Greater Regional Unity
[UN News] Amid growing geopolitical divides and deepening inequalities, cooperation is the only way forward, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in Algiers on Tuesday, addressing the Summit of the League of Arab States.

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 05:56:29 GMT
Nigeria: Nigeria's Para-Powerlifters Return From Egypt With 43 Gold Medals
[This Day] Team Nigeria's delegation to the just concluded African Open Para-Powerliting Championship held in Egypt, returned to the country on Monday via an ASKY Airline that landed the Murtala Mohammed International Airport at exactly 4.55 pm Niger...

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 05:47:17 GMT
Egypt: Delivering an African Agenda At an African COP
[Africa Renewal] We need "agenda-setting" finance for national climate pledges, a just energy transition, and to de-risk climate-linked private sector investment

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 05:19:31 GMT
Egypt: Podcasting in Egypt - How Feminist Activism Has Emerged Through Shared Stories
[The Conversation Africa] After more than a decade of teaching audio production to my college students in Cairo, it finally dawned on me that podcasts themselves can serve as teaching tools that highlight lessons in Egyptian society. I realised this ...

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 13:16:53 GMT
Zimbabwe: Zim Negotiators in Egypt for COP27 Meetings
[The Herald] The lead negotiators from African countries, who include representatives from Zimbabwe, continue to meet ahead of the 27th Conference of Parties (COP 27), focusing on the need to accelerate action for solutions to climate adaptation and ...

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 09:55:30 GMT
Tunisia: Tunisia's Decree Won't Stop Fake News. It Will Stop Free Speech
[African Arguments] President Saied is now threatening another of Tunisia's hardest won freedoms.

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 07:44:04 GMT
Algeria: The French-Algerian War - 60 Years On, What Is Behind France's Reconciliation Agenda?
[The Conversation Africa] If you cross the Seine in the centre of Paris at the iconic Pont Saint-Michel and walk along the promenade, you may glimpse a small plaque on your way towards the steps that lead down to the riverbank. Placed not on the actu...

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 14:05:57 GMT
Libya: Decree On Libyan Women's Non-Citizen Children Fails Discrimination Test
[HRW] Non-citizen Children of Libyan Women Still Blocked From Citizenship

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 09:38:23 GMT
Libya: Sea-Watch Said Libyans Threatened to Shoot Down Its Plane
[DW] The Libyan coast guard reportedly ordered a Sea-Watch aircraft to leave or face being fired at with missiles. The Libyans ultimately pulled migrants from the Mediterranean before sinking their boat.

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 14:07:51 GMT
Egypt: Egypt is Ready to Host a Landmark COP27
[allAfrica] H.E. Sameh Shoukry, Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs and COP27 President-Designate underlined that Egypt is "ready" to host the world leaders, delegates and climate stakeholders under the banner of "Together for Implementation," follo...

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 09:28:50 GMT
Morocco: Moroccan-Emirati Meeting On Strengthening Cooperation in Agri-Food Sector
[MAP] Rabat -- Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development and Water and Forests, Mohammed Sadiki, discussed, on Wednesday in Rabat, with UAE Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Mariam Almheiri, ways to strengthen bilateral cooperat...

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 09:28:16 GMT
Morocco: Morocco Aims to Become World's Most Competitive Decarbonized Automotive Platform (Minister)
[MAP] Tangier -- Morocco aims to become the most competitive decarbonized automotive platform in the world, the Minister of Industry and Trade Ryad Mezzour said on Wednesday in Tangier.

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 12:10:36 GMT
Egypt: Climate Plans Remain Insufficient: More Ambitious Action Needed Now
[allAfrica] A new report from UN Climate Change shows countries are bending the curve of global greenhouse gas emissions downward but underlines that these efforts remain insufficient to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius by the end...

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 14:59:51 GMT
Tunisia: President Kais Saied Attends Funeral of Mufti of the Republic Othman Batikh
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- President Kais Saied, on Tuesday, attended, the burial procession of the late, His Eminence Sheikh Othman Batikh, Mufti of the Republic of Tunisia, at the Jellaz Cemetery in Tunis.

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 07:00:25 GMT
Libya: 'Political Deadlock Persists With No Clear End in Sight' - UN Envoy
[UN News] The political stalemate continues in Libya and prospects for elections are dim, the head of the UN Mission there, UNSMIL, said on Monday in his first briefing to the Security Council.

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 08:01:50 GMT
Algeria: Algeria Parades Its Multi-Hazard Early Warning for Early Action At the Africa Working Group On DRR Meeting
[African Union] Host country Algeria made a great impression of its multi-hazard preparedness as it hosted the 18thSession of the Africa Working Group on Disaster Risk Reduction (AWGDRR). The meeting was hosted in Algiers from October 4 to 6 October ...

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 11:48:13 GMT
Africa: Developing Countries Battle Climate Change, While the Wealthy Make Frozen Pledges #AfricaClimateCrisis
[IPS] Cairo -- The countdown to the UN Climate Summit COP27, which will take place in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, from November 6 to November 18, has begun.

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 07:52:09 GMT
Western Sahara: Deputy Secretary Sherman's Meeting With UN Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara De Mistura
[State Department] The following is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price:

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 12:34:44 GMT
Egypt: Continuous Engagement Ramping Up to a #COP27 Success
[allAfrica] Members of the Egyptian COP27 Presidency Team and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) have held an all-day consultation ahead of the convening.

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 06:38:10 GMT
Western Sahara: Ramaphosa Vows 'Unapologetic' Support for Western Sahara Independence From Morocco
[RFI] South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has vowed his government's "unapologetic" backing for the partially recognised Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic in Western Sahara.

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 04:40:55 GMT
Egypt: In COP27 Host Country, Hunger Mounts Amid Soaring Import Costs and Weather Extremes
[The New Humanitarian] Cairo/Rome -- The world's largest importer of wheat is feeling the pain of both climate change and the war in Ukraine.

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 09:29:28 GMT
Morocco: Marrakech, Rabat to Host CAF Women's Champions League
[Ghanaian Times] Marrakech and Rabat have been confirmed as the two venues that will host the second edition of the CAF Women's Champions League from October 30 to November 13, 2022.

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 04:43:39 GMT
Egypt: 'Repatriate Rashid' - Egypt Demands The Return Of The Rosetta Stone
[This is Africa] The Rosetta Stone, an ancient Egyptian artefact that unlocked the secrets of hieroglyphic script and birthed Egyptology, has been part of the British Museum's plundered collection since 1801. Prominent Egyptian archaeologists have re...

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 10:37:47 GMT
Egypt: COP27 to Feature Presidential Roundtable On Water Security - FM #AfricaClimateCrisis
[Egypt Online] As one of the top countries suffering from water scarcity, and one of the driest countries in the world, Egypt has dedicated its national efforts to attaining Sustainable Development Goal no. 6 (SDG 6) on water through Egypt's 2030 Vis...

Tue, 18 Oct 2022 07:39:24 GMT
Africa: Wydad Run Riot to Progress As TotalEnergies CAF Champions League Groups Take Shape
[CAF] Defending champion Wydad Athletic Club ran riot, thrashing Nigeria's Rivers United 6-0 in Casablanca on Sunday night as the groups for the 2022-23 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League finally took shape, with one more slot to fill remaining.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 09:26:58 GMT
Kenya: Moroccan, Tunisian Education Provider Holged Eyes Kenyan Market
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Leading private education provider in Tunisia and Morocco Holged is planning to expand to Kenya and other African countries after securing funding from Africa50, a Pan-African infrastructure investment platform.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 11:09:31 GMT
Egypt: Sisi - Egypt Committed to Resolving GERD Issue to Serve Interests of All Parties
[Egypt Online] Egypt is committed to doing its utmost to resolve the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) issue in such a manner that serves the interests of all the parties involved, President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said.



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