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Fri, 25 Nov 2022 10:18:30 GMT
COP27 - How African Youth Contributed to Climate Change Deal in Egypt
[Premium Times] The COP27 assembled more than 46,000 delegations from nearly 200 countries in Egypt for two weeks to drive forward sustainable actions to fight climate change.

Thu, 24 Nov 2022 10:42:04 GMT
Africa's farmers ignored at COP27 climate talks
[AFSA] As the dust settles in Sharm El-Sheikh, Africa has little reason to rejoice. Africa and the Global South can take some hope from the small gains made at COP27. At the last minute, negotiators agreed to provide "loss and damage" funding for vul...

Sat, 26 Nov 2022 07:51:59 GMT
Egypt's Multiple Gains, Contributions At COP27
[Egypt Online] Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad said in a statement on Wednesday 23/11/2022 Egypt has gained significantly on the national, regional, and international levels by its hosting, on behalf of Africa, the 27th UN Climate Change Confer...

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 08:41:50 GMT
Egypt Inks Projects Worth $15b At COP27 - Environment Min.
[Egypt Online] Egypt has signed agreements to carry out projects at a value of around $15 billion at the recent United Nations climate conference (COP27), said Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 07:13:04 GMT
COP27 - Inside Climate Deal Reached in Egypt
[Premium Times] The Sharm el-Sheikh Implementation Plan (SHIP) saw Parties recommit to keeping the 1.5°C target for global temperature rise intact.

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 09:47:12 GMT
Activist Alaa Abdel Fattah 'Deteriorated Severely' After Hunger Strike Says Family
[RFI] Egyptian-British pro-democracy blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah ended his seven-month-long hunger strike from jail earlier this week, and was finally allowed a family visit, which his sister called "unsettling" after his relatives saw him in such a po...

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 19:29:32 GMT
Can an African Team Win the World Cup?
[The Conversation Africa] Many football lovers hope an African team will finally win the men's 2022 Fifa World Cup. The world has been waiting for this since the great Brazilian player Pelé predicted (in the 1970s) that an African country would win ...

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 18:58:09 GMT
Russia Pushes Military Diplomacy in Africa Amid Ukraine War
[DW] Troop training, arms sales and mercenaries are the pillars of Russia's security support in Africa. But analysts say the war in Ukraine has exposed the risks to African nations of relying on Russian military support.

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 07:13:40 GMT
Egypt Reclaims 5 Million Feddans - Agriculture Ministry
[Egypt Online] The Egyptian state is implementing mega projects in the agricultural sector to raise the cultivated areas to more than 9.7 million feddans, Spokesman for the Agriculture Ministry Mohamed Al Qersh said Friday

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 06:33:30 GMT
Rights Experts Decry Harassment of Activists Attending COP27
[UN News] Independent human rights experts are in dialogue with Egyptian and UN authorities over the harassment of civil society representatives at the COP27 climate change conference, according to a statement issued on Friday.

Sat, 19 Nov 2022 07:15:45 GMT
Sisi Receives Phone Call From Brazilian President-Elect
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi received on Tuesday15/11/2022 a phone call from Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

Tue, 22 Nov 2022 08:27:16 GMT
Why the Discovery of Cleopatra's Tomb Would Rewrite History
[The Conversation Africa] It couldn't have been a case of better timing. Egyptologists celebrating the centenary of the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun, now have a promising new archaeological discovery that appears to have been made in Egypt. E...

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 10:18:09 GMT
98% of RSV-Infected People Have Cold-Like Symptoms - Health Ministry Spox
[Egypt Online] Spokesman for the Ministry of Health Hosam Abdel Ghaffar said 98% of people infected with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) have cold-like symptoms.

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 14:27:56 GMT
Egyptian Authorities Arrest Journalist Ahmed Fayez for Reporting On Alaa Abdelfattah
[CPJ] New York -- Egyptian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release journalist Ahmed Fayez and drop all charges against him, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Monday.

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 04:47:14 GMT
Hunger Striking Activist 'Alive', Family Says
[DW] Alaa Abdel-Fattah is still alive eight days after refusing to drink water in protest at his imprisonment. The activist's sister confirmed the receipt of a letter from him in his handwriting.

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 10:40:17 GMT
Ministry of Health, UNHCR Join Forces to Increase Refugees' Access to Health Care and Social Protection
[MAP] Rabat -- A framework partnership agreement aimed at promoting refugees' access to health and social protection was signed, Monday in Rabat, between the Ministry of Health and Social Protection and the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Mo...

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 10:37:58 GMT
Morocco Takes Part in 44th Cairo International Film Festival
[MAP] Cairo -- The 44th edition of the Cairo International Film Festival kicked off Sunday with the participation of 97 films from 52 countries, including Morocco.

Mon, 14 Nov 2022 04:42:47 GMT
COP27 Shines Light On Civil Liberties in Egypt, but It'll Take Work to Achieve Real Freedom
[The Conversation Africa] The ability to speak freely in Egypt is currently very constrained. Individuals, groups and NGOs face significant barriers to participation in the political process. And the same holds for the exchange of opinions in the eve...

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 17:35:51 GMT
Announcement on Team Energy Africa
[UNECA] November 10, 2022 - After reviewing its relationship with some of the private sector partners in Team Energy Africa, ECA has decided to cancel the initiative with immediate effect. The ECA is committed to working with the private sector to im...

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 05:01:09 GMT
Authorities Intervene in Dissident's Hunger Strike
[DW] Detained pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah has been refusing to eat or drink. His family now says Egyptian authorities have intervened medically to sustain him.

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 05:19:41 GMT
Why EgpytAir is Planning to Increase Direct Flights to Kigali
[New Times] Egypt's national carrier, EgyptAir has announced plans to increase its regular weekly flights between Kigali and Cairo, owing to the airline's increased demand in the recent past.

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 10:11:05 GMT
The 27 Demands African Women Want Addressed at COP27 #AfricaClimateHope
[allAfrica] Sharm el-Sheikh -- Women activists say their voices have been absent or have gone unheard at previous climate summits. So they are taking action and looking to assume the lead on climate action and participation in decision-making process...

Thu, 10 Nov 2022 07:43:59 GMT
How Egypt Doubled Down On Fossil Fuels By Stifling Dissent
[HRW] Egypt began hosting the United Nations climate change summit (known as COP27) this week. In preparatory meetings, its government has criticized the hypocrisy of high-emission countries that are failing to adequately support developing countries...

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 06:54:05 GMT
Rights Chief Calls for Immediate Release of Jailed Blogger and Activist
[UN News] UN Human Rights High Commissioner Volker Türk on Tuesday appealed for Egypt to free a prominent blogger and activist whose life is in imminent danger following a seven-month hunger strike, that has escalated with the start of the COP27 cli...

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 04:41:12 GMT
Repressive Regime Under Fire As It Hosts a Key Climate Summit
[IPS] United Nations -- The COP27 climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh has triggered a negative fallout for Egypt's authoritarian regime which stands accused of human rights abuses -- and has been widely condemned for its longstanding repressive campaig...

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 08:54:45 GMT
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development #AfricaClimateHope
[Egypt Online] The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced on Tuesday8/11/2022 providing a new tranche of financing worth US$ 5.5 million to TAQA PV for Solar Energy, TAQA Arabia's renewable energy subsidiary, under its exis...

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 13:21:48 GMT
UK-Based Ghanaian Weightlifter Shows Form in Cairo
[Ghanaian Times] A UK-based Ghanaian weightlifter, Solomon Nii Nortey Ocquaye, showed extraordinary grit and determination to win three medals at the Africa Seniors Weightlifting Championships in Cairo, Egypt.

Mon, 07 Nov 2022 17:53:07 GMT
President Ramaphosa to Participate in Climate Summit in Egypt
[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa will participate in the Sharm El-Sheikh Climate Implementation Summit scheduled from today until tomorrow in the Arab Republic of Egypt.

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 05:31:58 GMT
Odinga to Address COP27 Conference in Egypt
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Azimio la Umoja One Kenya coalition party leader Raila Odinga is set to address this year's United Nations' 27th Conference of the Parties on Climate Change, known as COP27 taking place in Egypt.

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 04:39:04 GMT
Central Bank of Egypt Hikes Key Interest Rates By 2 Percent
[The Exchange] Egypt's central bank said that it raised key interest rates by 2 per cent in a bid to combat the country's surging inflation



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