Nigeria
Sudden technical failure delays EgyptAir Boeing flight to Nigeria
Egypt
December 28, 2019
Sudden technical failure delays EgyptAir Boeing flight to Nigeria
A sudden technical failure to a Boeing B737-800 airplane has delayed EgyptAir Flight MS875 heading from Cairo International Airport to…
‘Generation Greta’: Angry youths put heat on climate talks
World
November 28, 2019
‘Generation Greta’: Angry youths put heat on climate talks
BERLIN (AP) — It’s safe to say that anyone flying to this year’s global climate conference in Madrid had better…
Facebook removes hundreds of fake accounts in UAE and Egypt
Technology
October 4, 2019
Facebook removes hundreds of fake accounts in UAE and Egypt
Facebook announced on Thursday the removal of hundreds of fake Facebook accounts, pages and groups split into two lists. The…
What now? Migrants disembark in Europe to uncertain future
Middle East
September 25, 2019
What now? Migrants disembark in Europe to uncertain future
MESSINA, Sicily (AP) — As the weary passengers aboard a rescue ship approached Sicily at the end of an agonizing…
S.Africa, Nigeria beef up security after xenophobic attacks
World
September 4, 2019
S.Africa, Nigeria beef up security after xenophobic attacks
South Africa and Nigeria stepped security on Wednesday after deadly attacks on foreign-owned stores in Johannesburg triggered reprisal assaults on…
Economic “game changer”? African leaders launch free-trade zone
Features/Interviews
July 8, 2019
Economic “game changer”? African leaders launch free-trade zone
* African leaders meet to discuss key details of free-trade bloc * Potential for Africa’s US$3.4 trillion economy is massive…
Hakim to perform in Africa Cup opening ceremony
Egypt
June 19, 2019
Hakim to perform in Africa Cup opening ceremony
The Africa Cup of Nations management has selected three singers to perform the CAF 2019 song during the opening ceremony…
Egypt’s Swvl set to launch in Nigeria
Egypt
June 10, 2019
Egypt’s Swvl set to launch in Nigeria
Swvl, the Egyptian transportation startup, is set to launch in Nigeria’s Lagos in July by first operating 50 buses, with…
Festival of African heritage to be held in Cairo’s al-Moez Street on Thursday
Culture
April 14, 2019
Festival of African heritage to be held in Cairo’s al-Moez Street on Thursday
The Egyptian Textile Museum at al-Moez Street in Cairo is organizing a celebration on World Heritage Day on Thursday, in…
Five years after Boko Haram kidnap, 112 Chibok girls still missing
World
April 14, 2019
Five years after Boko Haram kidnap, 112 Chibok girls still missing
Aisha Musa Maina digs through an old bag looking for memories of her daughter Hauwa, one of the Chibok schoolgirls…