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Sat, 29 Jan 2022 08:39:05 GMT
Egypt: Egypt Reports 2007 New Coronavirus Cases, 26 Deaths
[Egypt Online] The Health Ministry said Friday 28/01/2022 that 2,007 new coronavirus infections were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases reported in Egypt since the beginning of the outbreak to 419,460.

Sat, 29 Jan 2022 08:39:03 GMT
Egypt: Egypt Condemns Militant Attack on Baghdad Airport
[Egypt Online] The Foreign Ministry vehemently condemned Friday's missile shelling of Baghdad International Airport, which resulted in material damage.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 13:36:08 GMT
Egypt: Egypt - Forcibly Returns Eritrean Asylum Seekers
[HRW] Beirut -- Children, Adults Arbitrarily Detained, Denied Access to UN Refugee Agency

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 06:26:56 GMT
Egypt: FM - Funding Allocated for Int'l Climate Action Still 'Not Enough' #AfricaClimateCrisis
[Egypt Online] Foreign Minister and President-designate of the 27th Conference of Parties (COP27) Sameh Shoukry said Thursday that funding allocated for international climate action is still insufficient.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 06:35:03 GMT
Morocco: Covid-19 - Reopening of Morocco's Airspace From Feb. 7 (Statement)
[MAP] Rabat -- The government announced Thursday the reopening of the airspace to flights to and from Morocco as of February 7, 2022.

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 06:34:36 GMT
Egypt: Egypt Holds Consultations Ahead of Hosting COP27
[Egypt Online] Egypt's Foreign Ministry has held consultations with a group of countries and parties on their visions on different topics pertaining to climate change, as part of ongoing preparations for hosting the United Nations Climate Change Conf...

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 04:41:29 GMT
Egypt/Cote d'Ivoire: Egypt in AFCON Quarter Finals After Penalty Shootout Victory Over Cote d'Ivoire
[CAF] Egypt have qualified to the quarter finals of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon 2021 following a 5-4 penalties shootouts victory over Cote d'Ivoire.

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 05:47:10 GMT
North Africa: More Than 300 Migrants Rescued At Sea Near Canary Islands
[DW] Spain's emergency services said it had rescued more than 300 people from seven different boats. Activists said at least 18 would-be migrants were dead.

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 08:28:41 GMT
Egypt/Cote d'Ivoire: Salah Scores Winning Kick, Bailly Misses as Egypt Sail to Afcon Quarters
[Capital FM] Douala -- Mohamed Salah scored the winning penalty while Eric Bailly missed for Ivory Coast as Egypt beat The Pharaohs 5-4 on post-match penalties to sail to the quarter finals of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Douala on Wednesday.

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 07:07:29 GMT
Morocco: U.S. Donating 2 Million Covid Vaccine Doses to Kenya, Morocco
[VOA] Washington -- The United States will soon ship more than 2 million doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to the African nations of Kenya and Morocco, the White House told VOA on Wednesday.

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 05:47:58 GMT
Cote d'Ivoire/Egypt: AFCON - Mohamed Salah's Penalty Sends Egypt Through Against Ivory Coast
[DW] The Pharaohs played a goalless draw with the Elephants of Ivory Coast in Douala but went on to win after a penalty shoot-out. The seven-time champions are still on course to stretch their record.

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 14:37:51 GMT
Tunisia: January 1978 Events - UGTT Reiterates Call to Establish January 26 As National Day
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Tunisian General Labour Union (French: UGTT) reiterated Wednesday its call to establish January 26 as national day to commemorate January 26, 1978 events. Several Tunisians, including trade unionists and yo...

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 14:37:41 GMT
Tunisia: Covid-19 - One Death, 855 Infections in Sousse
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The coronavirus claimed one more life in Sousse, taking the death toll to 1,356.

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 14:37:31 GMT
Tunisia: First Edition of Smart Customs Hackathon Closes
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The first edition of the Smart Customs Hackathon, which puts in competition 13 project ideas aimed to develop innovative solutions to modernise customs services, was closed on Wednesday during a press conferenc...

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 14:37:29 GMT
Tunisia: CONECT Launches Training for 25 Eco-Entrepreneurs
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A training programme for 25 eco-entrepreneurs with start-up projects has just been launched by the Confederation of Tunisian Citizen Enterprises (CONECT).

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 14:37:25 GMT
Tunisia: Tunisia and AATB Ink Work Programme
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Minister of Economy and Planning Samir Said and CEO of the International Islamic trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) and Arab Africa Trade Bridges (AATB) Program Secretary General Hani Salem Sonbol on Wednesday si...

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 14:37:21 GMT
Tunisia: Micro-Finance - Inma Finance Grants 7 Md in Funding to Enda Tamweel
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- INMA Finance, a private investment holding company dedicated to Tunisian businesses, recently granted 7 million dinars (MD) in financing to Enda Tamweel, Tunisia's first micro-finance institution. The funding i...

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 14:31:41 GMT
Egypt: President Tebboune's Visit to Egypt - Activating Consultation, Coordination Mechanisms
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah El-Sisi agreed to promote the bilateral cooperation frameworks by activating consultation and coordination mechanisms between...

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 14:25:36 GMT
Equatorial Guinea/Egypt: Egypt, Cote d'Ivoire, Mali and Equatorial Guinea Battle in the Shadow of Olembé
[RFI] The final two games in the last-16 of the Cup of Nations take place on Wednesday against a backdrop of tragedy following the Olembé Stadium disaster in which eight people died and more than 40 were injured.

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 13:13:57 GMT
Egypt: Sisi Voices Egypt's Solidarity With UAE After Terror Attack
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi said on Wednesday that his visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is part of efforts to strengthen distinguished relations between the two countries which are bound by one destiny and one future.

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 13:13:56 GMT
Egypt: Egyptian Journalist Yasser Rizq Dies At 57‎
[Egypt Online] Veteran Egyptian journalist Yasser Rizq passed away Wednesday at the age of 57.

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 13:13:51 GMT
Egypt: Sisi Heads Today to UAE
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi heads on Wednesday morning 26/1/2022to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 13:13:49 GMT
Egypt: Veteran Journalist Yasser Rizq Dies of Heart Attack
[Egypt Online] Veteran Egyptian journalist Yasser Rizq passed away on Wednesday 26/1/2022 at the age of 57.

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 11:41:00 GMT
Tunisia: Mahdia - 4 More Lives Lost to Coronavirus
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Mahdia logged 4 more COVID-19 deaths and 422 infections in the past 24 hours, the local health directorate said.

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 11:40:54 GMT
Tunisia: EBRD Grants Moroccan Subsidiary of Land'Or Tunisia €3.5 Million
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on Wednesday announced that it had granted a loan of MAD 36.9 million dirham (?3.5 million equivalent) to Land'Or Maroc Industries (LMI), the Moroccan...

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 11:27:45 GMT
Morocco: EBRD Grants Loan of 36.9 Million to Land'Or Cheese Maker in Morocco
[MAP] London -- The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) granted on Tuesday a 36.9 million dirham loan to Land Or Maroc Industries (LMI), the Moroccan subsidiary of Tunisian processed cheese producer Land'Or.

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 04:39:32 GMT
Morocco/Malawi: Morocco's Atlas Lions Beat Malawi Flames to Qualify for Quarters at AFCON
[CAF] The Atlas Lions of Morocco have secured a place in the quarter final stage at the on-going TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations 2021 in Cameroon.

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 04:38:21 GMT
Egypt: Mohamed Salah - AFCON Is the Most Important Competition to Me
[CAF] He may be a world-class star who has won the Premier League and the UEFA Champions League, but Mohamed Salah has only one trophy in mind and heart: the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations.

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 04:31:47 GMT
Libya: A Decade Later, No End in Sight for Libya's Political Transition
[The Conversation Africa] Two days before Libyans were to go to the ballots for a new interim president on December 24, the country's election officials finally admitted what had become obvious: the first-round vote would not take place. Citing legal...

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 11:28:10 GMT
Morocco/Malawi: Afcon 2021 - Morocco Beats Malawi (2-1), Qualifies for Quarterfinals
[MAP] Yaounde -- The Moroccan soccer team has qualified for the quarterfinals of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON), after beating Malawi by a score of 2 goals to 1 (half-time 1-1), Tuesday night at the Ahmadou Ahidjo stadium in Yaounde, in the round...



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