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Wed, 02 Nov 2022 12:29:54 GMT
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
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 05:56:29 GMT
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
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
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
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 ...

Thu, 27 Oct 2022 14:07:51 GMT
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...

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 12:10:36 GMT
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...

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 11:48:13 GMT
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.

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 12:34:44 GMT
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 04:40:55 GMT
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.

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 04:43:39 GMT
'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
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...

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 11:09:31 GMT
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.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 10:38:42 GMT
Egypt Backs Dakar Declaration At 9th World Water Forum in March
[Egypt Online] Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hani Sewilam said Egypt supports the Dakar Declaration adopted at during the 9th World Water Forum, held in Dakar, Senegal, in March.

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 11:04:41 GMT
PM Orders Release of Specific Amount of Fodder Weekly
[Egypt Online] Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli has directed Agriculture Minister el Sayyed el Quseir and Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt Gamal Negm to coordinate with the Egyptian Poultry Association to release a specific amount of fodde...

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 07:10:34 GMT
Egypt Is Only Country in Region That Has Natural Gas Infrastructure - Petroleum Minister
[Egypt Online] Egypt is the only country in the region that has an infrastructure to export natural gas via pipelines, as well as Liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants, with a large capacity of gas produced from the Eastern Mediterranean fields, Ministe...

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 07:10:06 GMT
PM Inspects Electric Cars Roaming Sharm El Sheikh for COP27
[Egypt Online] Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli on Friday inspected a station for gas-powered and electric buses that will room Sharm El-Sheikh during the the upcoming United Nations Conference of Parties on Climate Change (COP27), to be chaired and h...

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 09:03:17 GMT
President Ruto Says Kenya Keen to Even Trade Balance With Egypt
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has said Kenya is keen on developing stronger trade relations with Egypt.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 07:14:55 GMT
Foreign Minister Kemayah Extols Egyptian Ambassador to Liberia
[New Dawn] Liberia's Foreign Minister Amb. Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, Sr., has extolled the Egyptian Ambassador to Liberia, His Excellency Mr. Ahmed EL-Sayed Helal, for his immense contributions aimed at strengthening the bilateral relations subsistin...

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 05:23:07 GMT
Nigeria-Egypt Trade Conference Opens Today in Cairo
[Daily Trust] The maiden edition of the Nigeria-Egypt Trade Conference and Exhibition (NETCE) will begin today in Cairo, Egypt.

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 07:09:57 GMT
Sisi Approves 750,000-Dinar Grant for Egypt-Sudan Rail Line
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued a presidential decree approving a 750,000-Kuwaiti dinar grant to contribute to conducting a technical, economic and environmental feasibility study for a rail line project between Egypt and Sudan.

Sat, 08 Oct 2022 11:27:55 GMT
UN Experts Condemn Country's Human Rights Record Ahead of COP27
[DW] Egypt's mistreatment of activists may cast a shadow over the upcoming international climate change conference. A group of UN experts has said future hosts must meet strict human rights criteria.

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 05:24:09 GMT
Egypt Urged to Ensure Civil Society's Full Participation in COP27 Climate Summit
[UN News] Authorities in Egypt must ensure civil society can safely and fully participate in the COP27 UN climate change conference taking place there next month, a group of UN independent human rights experts said on Friday, expressing alarm over re...

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 09:55:22 GMT
African Schools Football Championship - UNAF Zonal Phase Kicks Off in Style in Cairo
[CAF] The CAF African Schools Football Championship for the UNAF zone kicked off in Egypt on Friday amid excitement among the kids participating in the maiden edition of competition in North Africa.

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 07:03:34 GMT
COP27 - Africa Will Prioritise Its Development, Growth Aspirations - Egypt Ambassador
[Premium Times] "...since we as a continent are not the primary contributor, then we should not be taking up extra commitment on ourselves that might stifle or hinder our development aspirations."

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 11:02:40 GMT
Egypt Advances Five Places in Global Innovation Index for 2022 - IDSC
[Egypt Online] Egypt advanced five places in the Global Innovation Index (GII) for 2022, said the Cabinet's Information Decision and Support Center (IDSC).

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 11:01:25 GMT
Shoukry Hopes COP27 Would Yield Results That Meet Peoples' Aspirations #AfricaClimateCrisis
[Egypt Online] Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, the President Designate of the upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), expressed hope on Monday 3/10/2022 that the global conference would come up with results that meet the aspiration...

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 11:00:24 GMT
Govt Denies Shortage in Oncology Drugs in Governmental Hospitals
[Egypt Online] The cabinet media center on Monday3/10/2022 denied reports on the shortage of oncology drugs in governmental hospitals across the country.

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 06:44:28 GMT
COP27 Q&A
[HRW] What is COP27 about?



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