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Mon, 08 Feb 2021 05:22:09 GMT
Libya: 'Historic Moment' As UN-Led Forum Selects New Interim Leadership
[UN News] The 74-members of the UN-led Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (LPDF) have selected an interim Prime Minister and President of its new executive council, marking what the UN Special Representative called another "historic moment" on the road ...

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 04:55:23 GMT
Egypt: Al-Jazeera Journalist Freed After 4 Years in Jail
[DW] Authorities held the Egyptian journalist for four years, accusing him of "spreading false information" and belonging to the banned group Muslim Brotherhood.

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 09:46:01 GMT
Egypt: Lebanese FM - Egypt Most Familiar With Inter-Lebanese Differences, Means of Resolving Them
[Egypt Online] Lebanese Foreign Minister Charbel Wehbe stressed the importance of Egypt's role in resolving the Lebanon crisis, saying Egypt is the Arab country that is most familiar with the differences among the Lebanese people and means of resolvi...

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 09:46:00 GMT
Africa: Sisi Affirms Egypt's Full Support for Advancing AU Institutions
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Saturday 06/02/2021 reaffirmed Egypt's full support for achieving the desired goals for advancing the African Union and its institutions, fully implementing the Agenda 2063 and its first 10-year plan a...

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 09:45:58 GMT
Egypt: Defense Minister Attends Ceremony Marking End of Military Course
[Egypt Online] Defense Minister Mohamed Zaki attended Saturday 06/02/2021 a ceremony marking the end of a military preparation course given to students of military academies.

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 09:45:55 GMT
Africa: Abo Zeid Re-Elected AU Commissioner Infrastructure and Energy
[Egypt Online] Egypt's Amani Abo Zeid has been re-elected to serve a new four-year term as the African Union Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy.

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 09:45:52 GMT
Egypt: Youth Minister Opens Workshop On National Strategy of Youth
[Egypt Online] Youth and Sports Minister Ashraf Sobhi inaugurated on Saturday 06/02/2021 the activities of a workshop held under the rubric "Greater Cairo youth dialogue over national strategy of youth".

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 09:35:31 GMT
Tunisia: PM Meets With Union of Internal Security Forces Delegation
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Prime Minister and Acting Interior Minister Hichem Mechichi met on Thursday evening with a delegation from the National Union of Internal Security Forces led by its Secretary-General Nabil Ayari.

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 09:35:27 GMT
Tunisia: Mechichi Says Sent Correspondence to Presidency to Set Date for Swearing in
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi said he sent a correspondence to the Presidency of the Republic to set the date for the swearing in of the new ministers, hoping for a favourable outcome.

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 08:01:40 GMT
Mali/Morocco: Morocco-Mali - Clash of Giants
[Cameroon Tribune] Defending champions, Morocco, will face Mali in the final of the CHAN 2020 on Sunday February 7, 2021 at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaounde.

Mon, 08 Feb 2021 05:18:22 GMT
Rwanda: Basketball - Rwanda to Face Egypt, Tunisia in Warm-Up Matches
[New Times] The national basketball team will take on Egypt and Tunisia in warm-up matches as part of the preparations for the upcoming African Basketball Championship (Afrobasket) qualifiers.

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 13:46:45 GMT
Egypt: Irrigation Minister - Qualifying Workers Moving to Nac Tops Priorities of Ministry in Coming Phase
[Egypt Online] Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel Aati said qualifying the ministry staffers who will be moving to the new governmental premises in the New Administrative Capital tops priorities of the ministry in the coming pha...

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 13:41:35 GMT
Egypt: Finance Ministry - Eased Measures for Importers to Join Aci System
[Egypt Online] Finance Minister Mohamed Ma'eet has directed all measures be eased to encourage importers and owners of goods, as well as customs officials and foreign exporters, to join the Advanced Cargo Information (ACI) system, whose pilot testing...

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 13:39:07 GMT
Egypt: Egypt Reports 509 New Coronavirus Cases, 44 Deaths
[Egypt Online] The Health and Population Ministry said on Saturday 6/2/2021 that 509 new coronavirus cases were detected, upping the total number of confirmed cases to 169,106.

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 13:31:14 GMT
Egypt: Solving Problem of Slums in Egypt Needs 3 to 4 Trillion Pounds - Sisi
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi stressed that solving the problem of slums in Egypt needs 3 to 4 trillion pounds, blaming administrative and organizational corruption for the appearance of shanty areas across the country.

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 13:28:54 GMT
Egypt: Statement By President in the 34th Ordinary Session of the AU Assembly
[Egypt Online] In the Name of Allah the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful,

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 13:20:04 GMT
Egypt: Heikal - Sisi's Interview With 'Al-Hekaya' Program Answered a Lot of Citizens' Queries
[Egypt Online] Minister of State for Information Osama Heikal asserted that President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's telephone interview with MBC anchor Amr Adeib in "Al Hekaya" TV program has revealed and clarified a lot of citizens' queries over the past p...

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 12:25:08 GMT
Egypt: Egypt Releases Detained Al Jazeera Journalist After Four Years
[Premium Times] In January, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt agreed in the gulf summit to restore diplomatic, trade and travel ties with Qatar.

Sun, 07 Feb 2021 14:24:03 GMT
Tunisia: 1,064 More Covid-19 Infections and 63 Deaths Recorded On February 5
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- 1,064 more infections with COVID-19 were reported on February 5, until 11 p.m. out of a total of 5,232 tests carried out, the Health Ministry stated Saturday evening in its daily report.

Sat, 06 Feb 2021 10:04:58 GMT
Morocco: Young Sahrawi Found Dead in Hospital in Occupied City of El-Aaiun
[SPS] El-Aaiun (Occupied Territories) -- Sahrawi human rights sources told Sahrawi News Agency (SPS) that the family of young Sahrawi Mohamed-Salem Faheem, who had been missing for more than 20 days in mysterious circumstances, on Friday morning foun...

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 04:33:31 GMT
Egypt: A State Built On Sand
[Chatham House] The country fails to thrive under autocrats or democrats, writes Ezzedine Fishere

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 14:01:29 GMT
Egypt: Elshahat Arrow Books Al Ahly Semi-Final With Bayern
[CAF] Al Ahly SC edged Al Duhail SC

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 13:09:57 GMT
Africa: CHAN 2020 - What Can Rwanda, and Rest of Africa, Learn From Morocco?
[New Times] Morocco is a step away from retaining the African Nations Championships (CHAN) after humiliating hosts Cameroon 4-0 in Wednesday's semi-final to book their ticket into the title decider due on Sunday, February 7, at Stade de la Réunifica...

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 09:32:38 GMT
Tunisia: Police Use Violent Tactics to Quash Protests
[HRW] Tunis -- 1 Dead, Arrests for Facebook Posts and 'Insulting Police'

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 15:34:07 GMT
Morocco/Cameroon: CHAN - Morocco Thrash Cameroon 4-0 to Reach Final
[MAP] Limbe (Cameroon) -- Defending champions Morocco on Wednesday reached the final of the Total African Nations Championship (CHAN) following a 4-0 win at Limbe's Stadium over hosts Cameroon in the semi-finals.

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 11:44:30 GMT
Tunisia: Mechichi Meets Delegation of Police Union Representatives
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Prime Minister and acting Interior Minister Hichem Mechichi received Wednesday in Tunis representatives of police unions.

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 12:00:41 GMT
Tunisia: Call for Applications for 'Technological Startup Support Project,' Closes On February 15
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The call for applications for the 1st edition of the "Technological Startup Support Project," launched by Technoriat, will close on February 15, 2021.

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 11:45:33 GMT
Tunisia: BCT Keeps Key Interest Rate Unchanged, Urges Political Stability
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Executive Board of the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT), on Wednesday, decided to keep the key interest rate unchanged at 6.25%.

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 11:43:44 GMT
Tunisia: Covid-19 - 1,267 Additional Infections, 87 Deaths in 24 Hours
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- 1,267 more infections by the coronavirus were recorded on February 2 until 11 a.m. out of a total of 5,575 tests carried out, announced Wednesday evening the Ministry of Health in its daily report.

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 10:18:51 GMT
Morocco: Kingdom of Morocco Welcomes Establishment of African Center of Excellence for Inclusive Markets (FM)
[MAP] Rabat -- The Kingdom of Morocco welcomes the establishment of the African Center of Excellence for Inclusive Markets (AIMEC), said, Wednesday in Rabat, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African cooperation and Moroccans Abroad Nasser Bourita.



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