North Africa
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 04:51:43 GMTMorocco: Moroccan Heritage Shines At Geneva's Palais Des Nations
[MAP] Geneva -- Morocco's rich artisanal, artistic, and culinary heritage took center stage at the International Bazaar of the United Nations Women's Circle in Geneva (UNWG-Geneva), the 2024 edition of which was hosted by the Kingdom of Morocco.
Tue, 19 Nov 2024 12:32:41 GMTAfrica: Arab-African Investment Summit Honours First Lady
[The Herald] Empowerment champion First Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa has been honoured with a prestigious award in recognition of her dedication to vulnerable communities at the Arab-African Investment Summit as the impact of her life-transforming init...
Tue, 19 Nov 2024 04:48:53 GMTAfrica: Comoros Claim Top Spot As Tunisia Stumble in TotalEnergies CAF Afcon Qualifiers
[CAF] Comoros leapfrogged Tunisia to finish at the summit of Group A in the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers following a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Madagascar.
Tue, 19 Nov 2024 04:48:53 GMTAfrica: Morocco Complete Perfect Campaign With Big Win Over Lesotho
[CAF] Morocco wrapped up their TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying campaign in emphatic style with a 7-0 win over Lesotho, while Gabon edged the Central African Republic (CAR) 1-0 to solidify their second-place finish in Group ...
Fri, 15 Nov 2024 10:59:58 GMTUganda: Uganda Receives Additional 2.5 Million Doses of FMD Vaccine From Egypt
[Nile Post] Uganda has secured another consignment of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccines from Egypt, marking a significant boost in its ongoing fight against the livestock disease.
Fri, 15 Nov 2024 04:48:50 GMTAfrica: TotalEnergies CAF Afcon 2025 - 15 Countries Secure Tickets for Morocco
[CAF] With only a few matches left in the qualifiers, 15 teams have secured their places at the highly anticipated TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025, set to be held in Morocco.
Fri, 15 Nov 2024 10:20:08 GMTTunisia: Energy Transition Fund Services Now Online (Anme)
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- The activities and services of the Energy Transition Fund (FTE) have been digitised, the National Energy Management Agency (ANME) announced on Thursday, adding that this measure aimed at simplifying administrative proc...
Thu, 14 Nov 2024 14:21:47 GMTWest Africa: The Role of Local Media in Sahel Conflict Reporting
[allAfrica] Johannesburg -- allAfrica 's Nontobeko Mlambo attended the 20th African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC) - the largest gathering of African investigative journalists on the continent - at Witwatersrand University in Johannesb...
Fri, 15 Nov 2024 05:19:12 GMTEgypt: Egypt Seeks to Strengthen Cooperation With Azerbaijan in Oil, Pharma Sectors
[Egypt Online] Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly chaired the weekly cabinet meeting today in Egypt's New Administrative Capital, where he addressed a range of key issues.
Fri, 15 Nov 2024 05:05:06 GMTAfrica: Africa CDC Endorses First Locally Made Mpox Test From Morocco
[Capital FM] Nairobi Kenya -- Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee has endorsed first ever locally made Monkey Pox (Mpox) test from Morocco in efforts to boost Africa's health self-reliance and outbreak response.
Thu, 14 Nov 2024 15:41:28 GMTAlgeria: President of the Republic Offers Condolences On Death of Sidi Abdelmoutaleb Tidjani
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- The President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, offered on Wednesday his heartfelt condolences and expressed deep compassion to Sheikh Ali Belarabi, General Caliph of Tariqa Tidjaniya, following the death of S...
Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:39:49 GMTUganda: Security Rescues Egyptian Diplomat Kidnapped in Uganda
[Nile Post] Joint security forces have successfully rescued a diplomat at the Egyptian Embassy in Uganda who had been kidnapped by unknown individuals who later asked for a ransom of over shs146 million.
Thu, 14 Nov 2024 07:00:41 GMTMorocco: Moroccan Tourism Sets Record With 14.6 Million Arrivals By October 2024
[MAP] Dakhla -- Morocco has welcomed 14.6 million tourists by the end of this year's October, surpassing in just 10 months, the record for the entire year 2023, Minister of Tourism, Handicraft, and Social and Solidarity Economy, Fatim-Zahra Ammor, an...
Thu, 14 Nov 2024 05:43:09 GMTEgypt: Egypt Focuses On Ceasefire, Ending Israeli Aggression an Lebanon - FM Abdel Aatty in Beirut
[Egypt Online] Egypt's primary focus is achieving a ceasefire and halting Israeli aggression on Lebanon, Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdel Aatty said during his meeting with Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament Nabih Berry in Beirut on Wednesday 1...
Thu, 14 Nov 2024 05:43:08 GMTEgypt: Egypt Sentences Detained Journalist to 20 Years - Accused of Threatening 2nd Journalist
[CPJ] Washington, D.C. -- Egyptian authorities sentenced in absentia journalist Yasser Abu Al-Ela to 20 years in prison on charges of joining a terrorist organization and spreading false news. Separately, press freedom advocate Rasha Azab accused the...
Thu, 14 Nov 2024 05:00:52 GMTLibya: Libyan Minister's 'Morality' Measures Would Violate Women's Rights
[HRW] Government Should Forcefully Disavow Regressive Proposals
Thu, 14 Nov 2024 04:57:53 GMTEgypt: Unjustly Jailed Lawyer's Health At Risk - Hoda Abdelmoniem
[AI London] The health of human rights lawyer Hoda Abdelmoniem has been deteriorating throughout her arbitrary detention for more than six years. On 28 August 2024, she informed her family during a prison visit that she was diagnosed with diabetes. H...
Fri, 15 Nov 2024 05:19:12 GMTAfrica: Niger, Tunisia, and Libya Claim Crucial Wins in TotalEnergies CAF Afcon Qualifiers
[CAF] Niger, Tunisia, and Libya each secured vital wins in their respective TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers on Thursday, further reshaping the standings as teams inch closer to the coveted tournament spots.
Wed, 13 Nov 2024 10:04:17 GMTSouth Africa: SA Strengthens Bilateral Ties With Egypt
[SAnews.gov.za] International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) Minister Ronald Lamola, along with a business delegation, will today undertake a working visit to Cairo, in the Arab Republic of Egypt, to co-chair the South Africa-Egypt Political Consu...
Wed, 13 Nov 2024 11:12:00 GMTAfrica: Morocco's First Homegrown PCR Test for Mpox Gets Africa CDC Nod
[Africa CDC] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention through its Diagnostic Advisory Committee (DAC) has recommended the first locally manufactured Real-Time PCR test for mpox from Morocco. Africa CDC's approval und...
Thu, 14 Nov 2024 17:20:45 GMTNorth Africa: Dr. Tangara Addresses Arab-Islamic Follow-Up Summit
[The Point] The minister for Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Gambians Abroad, Dr. Mamadou Tangara, while speaking on Monday, 11 November 2024 at the Arab-Islamic Follow-up Summit in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, said the humanitaria...
Wed, 13 Nov 2024 07:08:37 GMTEgypt: CPJ, Others Ask UN Working Group for Update On Egyptian Writer Alaa Abdelfattah
[CPJ] The Committee to Protect Journalists, along with 26 other press freedom and human rights organizations, sent a letter on November 12 to the U.N. Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD) seeking updates on the urgent appeal filed on Novembe...
Tue, 12 Nov 2024 16:14:23 GMTAlgeria: Algeria Committed to Reviving Issue of Palestine's Admission As UN Full Member
[Algerie Presse Service] Riyadh -- President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, emphasized on Monday Algeria's commitment to favorably respond to the request made by the Arab-Islamic Summit to revive the issue of admitting the State of Palestine ...
Mon, 11 Nov 2024 17:36:20 GMTEgypt: Sisi, King Abdullah II Reiterate Rejection to Forced Displacement of Palestinians
[Egypt Online] On the sidelines of the Extraordinary Arab-Islamic Summit, President Abdel Fatah El-Sisi and King Abdullah II of Jordan reiterated their rejection to the forced displacement of Palestinians and the liquidation of the Palestinian Cause.
Mon, 11 Nov 2024 17:35:49 GMTEgypt: President El-Sisi's Speech At the Joint Arab-Islamic Extraordinary Summit in Riyadh
[Egypt Online] "In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful"
Mon, 11 Nov 2024 17:26:53 GMTNigeria/Rwanda: Pros Jet in As Amavubi Enter Camp Ahead of Libya, Nigeria Qualifiers
[New Times] US-based defender Phanuel Kavita and Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper Fiacre Ntwari are among foreign-based players joining Amavubi squad on Monday, November 11, ahead of their 2025 AFCON qualifiers against Libya and Nigeria.
Wed, 13 Nov 2024 06:23:22 GMTMorocco: 'Fierce Competition to Be in National Team,' Says Morocco's Head Coach
[MAP] Salé -- Morocco's football head coach, Walid Regragui said on Tuesday that competition for spots on the national soccer team is fierce.
Mon, 11 Nov 2024 10:14:04 GMTTunisia: President of the Republic Visits Henchir Enfidha and Orders a Judicial Investigation Into 'Vandalism' and 'Looting'
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- President Kais Saied visited, on Sunday, Henchir Enfidha (farm), owned by the Tunisian State (Office of State Lands), on the occasion of the celebration of the Tree Day, according to a statement from the Presidency.
Mon, 11 Nov 2024 10:13:24 GMTTunisia: Foreign Minister to Participate in Joint Arab-Islamic Extraordinary Summit in Riyadh Monday
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis, Nov. 10 -- Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Mohamed Ali Nafti will head the Tunisian delegation participating in the Joint Arab Islamic Extraordinary Summit to be held in Riyadh on Monday, on t...
Mon, 11 Nov 2024 17:36:51 GMTEgypt: Public Sector Companies Achieve Egp 68bn in Profits Over 8 Years
[Egypt Online] Treasurer of the General Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Head of the Qalubeya Chamber, Mohamed Attia El-Fayoumi, stated that the roadmap for the public business sector began with Law No. 203 of 1991, marking the sector's first s...