10 Nominees Announced For The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) Prize for 2016
The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) today announced the top 10 nominees for its landmark programme, the Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA). Now celebrating its 5th year under the theme “Made in Africa”, IPA is the premier innovation initiative in the African continent, offering a grand share prize of US$150 000 and incentives to spur growth […]
Egypt Journalists Injured, Harassed While Covering Protests
Egyptian police should cease harassing journalists and ensure they can do their jobs safely, including at demonstrations, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. At least two journalists were injured covering demonstrations in the capital, and at least eight journalists were harassed and briefly detained covering demonstrations across the country today, according to press reports […]
Women in Egypt do Not Have Rights and They Work For Free: Study
Illiterate, poor and concentrated in Egypt’s south, or Upper Egypt; they mostly work at small projects or agricultural land owned by their families: These are Egyptian women who carry out unpaid work and who constitute 46 per cent of Egyptian women working for family-owned businesses, according to a study released in April. This figure has […]
40,000 Nigerian Fans Crammed into 25,000-seater to watch Super Eagles draw with Egypt
Arsenal youngster Alex Iwobi ended any chance England had of persuading him to play for the Three Lions on Friday after making his competitive Nigeria debut in front of a bumper crowd. An estimated 40,000 fans crammed into the 25,000 capacity stadium as Iwobi came off the bench in the second half as Nigeria drew […]
The Egyptian government to engage DFIs and investors to outline 30GW of energy projects this February
The Egypt Energy Investment Summit will take place from 16 – 18 February in Cairo, designed to drive forward investments into Egypt’s energy sector. The meeting will cover central issues including the progress in the renewable energy FIT programme, the ‘Build-Own-Operate’ projects and the IPP scheme, showcasing the pro-activeness of government to engage credible investors […]
Egypt Analysts Say New Parliament’s Role Equivalent to a ‘Rubber Stamp’
Egypt’s third parliament in five years convened its first session on Sunday, after over three years of absence. In the procedural meeting that inaugurated the unicameral parliament, parliamentarians took their oaths, voted for a parliamentary speaker, and even had a few arguments. The House of Representatives’ kickoff was described in the Egyptian press headlines as […]
Egypt and Ethiopia Meet to Strengthen Relations
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met with his Ethiopian counterpart Tedros Adhanom on the sidelines of the 69th session of the UN General Assembly in New York. The two ministers discussed developing bilateral relations, especially in the economic and investment fields. Talks also tackled negotiations between the government and the opposition in South Sudan and the […]
Egypt Votes In Long Delayed Parliamentary Elections
Polls have opened in Egypt in the first round of long-delayed elections to choose a new parliament.They are the first such elections since the previous chamber was dissolved by a court ruling in 2012. The authorities say the poll is the final step in a transition to democracy.However, critics say most candidates are supporters of […]
A Star Egyptian Student Faints After She Is Given Straight ZEROS In All Her 7 Exams: Corruption
A high-flying student in Egypt was shocked to discover that she had spectacularly failed all seven of her exams without even scoring a single mark. Mariam Malak had hoped to go to medical school and had previously scored near perfection in her exams in the past couple of years. Now thousands of Egyptians have rallied […]
Ghanaian Man Joins Islamic State Militants
A 25-year-old man from Ghana is feared to have left the West African country to join the Islamic State (IS) group, his father says. It is the first reported case of a Ghanaian joining IS. Abdul Latif Alema told the press that his son’s disappearance was “like someone in the family has died”. Mohammad Nazir […]
