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South Korea ambassador visits Egyptian Space Agency
Science
December 1, 2021
South Korea ambassador visits Egyptian Space Agency
South Korean ambassador Hong Jin-wook visited the headquarters of the Egyptian Space Agency on Tuesday, at invitation of the Egyptian…
China’s Xi pledges another 1 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses for Africa
World
November 29, 2021
China’s Xi pledges another 1 bln COVID-19 vaccine doses for Africa
BEIJING, Nov 29 (Reuters) – President Xi Jinping on Monday said China would offer another 1 billion doses of COVID-19…
Egypt makes 10 messages during inauguration of COMESA summit
Egypt
November 23, 2021
Egypt makes 10 messages during inauguration of COMESA summit
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi reviewed the COMESA summit’s medium-term strategic action plan for the period 2021-2025, which aims to…
Egyptian exports to COMESA countries rise by 32.4% from January to September
Business
November 23, 2021
Egyptian exports to COMESA countries rise by 32.4% from January to September
Egyptian exports to COMESA countries increased to US$2.3 billion during the first nine months of 2021, compared to $1.7 billion…
In the dark: Nigeria’s Maiduguri struggles to recover without power
World
November 22, 2021
In the dark: Nigeria’s Maiduguri struggles to recover without power
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Nov 22 (Reuters) – A whirring machine churns out prints at the Gaza Printing Press in the northeastern…
African nations mend and make do as China tightens Belt and Road
World
November 22, 2021
African nations mend and make do as China tightens Belt and Road
NAIROBI, Nov 22 (Reuters) – Deep in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley, members of the National Youth Service tirelessly swing machetes…
Blinken says US investing in Africa without unsustainable debt
World
November 21, 2021
Blinken says US investing in Africa without unsustainable debt
DAKAR, Nov 20 (Reuters) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday his country was investing in Africa…
Hundreds go missing in Burkina Faso amid extremist violence
World
November 17, 2021
Hundreds go missing in Burkina Faso amid extremist violence
FADA N’GOURMA, Burkina Faso (AP) — The last time Polenli Combary spoke to her son on the phone she prayed…
Twin blasts in Uganda capital kill two, injure dozens
World
November 16, 2021
Twin blasts in Uganda capital kill two, injure dozens
KAMPALA, Nov 16 (Reuters) – Two explosions in the heart of Uganda’s capital killed at least two people and sent…
Africa’s ‘Great Green Wall’ shifts focus to hold off desert
World
November 13, 2021
Africa’s ‘Great Green Wall’ shifts focus to hold off desert
KEBEMER, Senegal (AP) — The idea was striking in its ambition: African countries aimed to plant trees in a nearly…