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Wed, 27 Apr 2022 10:58:40 GMT
Africa: No Reason Bafana Shouldn't Qualify for Afcon
[New Frame] Football can be fickle, but the national men's team stand a good chance of coming out on top of their group of South Africa, Morocco, Liberia and Zimbabwe.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 05:50:11 GMT
Egypt: CPJ Welcomes Egypt's Release of Two Journalists, Says Others Must Also Be Freed
[CPJ] Washington, D.C -- The Committee to Protect Journalists welcomes news reports that Egypt has included journalists Mohamed Salah and Abdo Fayed among its latest prisoner releases, but calls on Egyptian authorities to release at least 23 other jo...

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 07:50:36 GMT
Tunisia: Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman's Meeting With Tunisia's Minister of Economy and Planning Samir Saied
[USAID] The below is attributable to Spokesperson Rebecca Chalif:

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 07:46:09 GMT
Liberia: Egypt Air, Air France Sued for U.S.$250k in Damages for Alleged Discrimination
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Two airlines operating in Liberia, Air France, and Egypt Air, have been dragged to court on Action of Damages for Wrong and Discrimination by a Liberian legal practitioner, Cllr. Secular Y. Edwards.

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 07:14:03 GMT
Africa: ICRC Activities in Libya 2021
[ICRC] While large-scale hostilities in Libya have subsided since 2020, the repercussions of a decade of armed conflicts still reverberate across the country. Peace remains fragile as the political landscape remains in flux, with any deterioration of...

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 11:21:42 GMT
Africa: Liberia in Tough Group K Pairing With South Africa, Morocco, Zimbabwe
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Lone Star got what appears to be the toughest pairings at the 2023 African Cup of Nations draw on Tuesday, April 19, 2022.

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 06:42:01 GMT
Egypt: COP27 to Focus On Climate Adaptation, Mitigation, Financing - Minister #AfricaClimateCrisis
[Egypt Online] Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad said the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in the Red Sea resort city of Sharm El Sheikh in November, would focus on climate adaptation, mitigation and financing.

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 08:58:29 GMT
Morocco: Saudi Arabia - Moroccan Among Winners of Int'l Holy Quran Recitation Competition
[MAP] Riyadh -- Moroccan contestant Younes Mustapha Gharbi won the first place in the category of recitation of the Holy Quran of the international Saudi competition "Otr Elkalam," (Scent of Speech) which targets talented people with beautiful voices...

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 08:48:21 GMT
Rwanda: Volleyball - REG Pull Out of 2022 Africa Championship
[New Times] Rwanda Energy Group men's volleyball team has withdrawn from this year's African Club Championships slated in Tunis, Tunisia from May 5-18.

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 10:12:27 GMT
Gambia: Over 100 Libya-Based Gambian Youth Demand Urgent Evacuation
[The Point] Scores of Gambian youth in Libya have called on the Gambia Government to urgently evacuate them from the trouble North African nation.

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 06:45:32 GMT
Egypt: The Food Lab, a Cloud Kitchen Provider, Raises U.S.$4.5 Milion Pre-Seed for Expansion
[TechCrunch] Per reports, Egyptians spend about 30% of their income on food in a $17 billion restaurant industry, one of the largest in Africa and the Middle East. Yet restaurants in this North African nation operate on thin margins due to several fa...

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 06:42:51 GMT
Egypt: Environment Min. Urges World's Unity for Countering Climate Change #AfricaClimateCrisis
[Egypt Online] Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad said that countries all around the world have no choice but to unite for countering the effects of climate change, which underlines the critical importance of the next UN climate summit hosted by Egyp...

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 12:13:28 GMT
Egypt: Egypt, UAE Mull Prospects of Agricultural Investment
[Egypt Online] Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation El Sayed El Quseir and UAE's Ambassador in Cairo Maryam al-Kaabi reviewed on Monday prospects of agricultural investment cooperation between both countries.

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 06:44:54 GMT
Egypt: IMF Revises Up Egypt's 2022 Real GDP Growth Forecast to 5.9 Percent
[Egypt Online] The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised its projections for Egypt's real GDP growth in 2022 to reach 5.9 percent, up from 5.6 percent expected in January.

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 04:45:01 GMT
Libya: 158 Libya Returnees Arrive Nigeria
[Vanguard] National Emergency Management Agency NEMA, has received a batch of 158 stranded Nigerians from Libya.

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 11:35:39 GMT
Tunisia: Diving Operations Starts After Diesel Tanker Sinks #AfricaClimateCrisis
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Diving operations carried out by a team of the National Navy to examine the state of the tanker that sank off Gabes started this Sunday morning, the Ministries of Environment and Transport announced.

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 11:31:48 GMT
Egypt: Sisi Orders Preparing List of Indebted Jailed Persons
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has given directives to prepare a list of indebted persons, who are in jail, to release a group of them ahead of Eidul Fitr.

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 11:24:43 GMT
Algeria: President Tebboune Receives Phone Call From Russian Counterpart Vladimir Putin
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune received Monday a phone call from his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, the presidency of the Republic said in a statement.

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 08:06:20 GMT
Egypt: Egyptian Authorities Arrest Journalist Ahmed Al-Bahy On Inciting Violence Charges
[CPJ] New York -- Egyptian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release journalist Ahmed al-Bahy and drop any charges filed against him, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Monday.

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 07:37:51 GMT
Libya: Libya Firm Forced to Close Major Oil Field
[DW] Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) said the al-Feel oil field had been shut down due to a group of people disrupting the operation. Disruptions were also reported at the Zueitina oil port.

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 11:26:06 GMT
Nigeria/Egypt: Rampaging Flamingos Hit Egypt 4-0 in 2022 World Cup Qualifiers
[Daily Trust] Nigeria's U-17 girls, the Flamingos have one leg in the final round of the African qualification series for this year's FIFA U17 Women's World Cup after yesterday's 4-0 defeat of their Egyptian counterparts at the MKO Abiola National St...

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 11:36:14 GMT
Egypt: Trade Ministry Denies News About Banning Imports From Saudi
[Egypt Online] The Trade and Industry Ministry has denied news about banning Saudi exports to Egypt.

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 11:33:10 GMT
Tunisia: Tunisia Covers 54% of Its Drug Needs With Local Industry
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisia currently covers 54% of its drug needs through local industry and is working to reach a rate of 70% in the coming period, said Dr. Mariam Khrouf, Director of Pharmacy and Medicines at the Ministry of Pu...

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 09:57:35 GMT
Tunisia: Prime Minister Meets Delegation of Tunisian Farmers' Union
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Problems of the agricultural sector were at heart of the meeting held Saturday at the Government Palace in Kasbah between Prime Minister Najla Bouden and a delegation of the Tunisian Farmers Union (SYNAGRI) led...

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 07:35:09 GMT
Egypt: Sisi Urges Strengthening NGO-Female Community Coordination
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Sunday directed the government to work for promoting the role of civil societies as well as the mechanisms for coordination between NGOs and the national network of female community leaders.

Sun, 17 Apr 2022 07:44:44 GMT
Tunisia: Ship Carrying 750 Tons of Fuel Sinks Off Coast
[DW] Tunisian authorities said they are working to prevent an "environmental disaster" after the Equatorial Guinea-flagged ship sank.

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 09:58:06 GMT
Tunisia: Concerns of People With Disabilities At Heart of Cabinet Meeting Soon
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Prime Minister Najla Bouden met Saturday at the Government Palace in Tunis with a delegation of the Tunisian Organisation for the Defense of Persons with Disabilities (OTDDPH).

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 09:56:15 GMT
Western Sahara: New York Group Calls On Security Council to Enable Minurso to Accomplish Mission
[SPS] New York -- The New York Support Group for the Independence of Western Sahara called on the UN Security Council to find a way to enable the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) to accomplish its main mission con...

Sat, 16 Apr 2022 10:17:27 GMT
Nigeria: Nigeria, Egypt to Sign MOU On Arts, Crafts Development
[This Day] Nigeria and the Republic of Egypt have agreed to deepen their bilateral cooperation through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on ways of developing their arts and crafts sector.

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 06:05:21 GMT
Tunisia: Diesel Fuel Tanker Sinks Off Coast of Tunisia
[RFI] A diesel fuel tanker carrying 750 tonnes of fuel from Egypt to Malta sank in Tunisia's Gulf of Gabes on Saturday, hours after the Xelo vessel launched a distress call, according to Tunisian authorities. All seven crew members have been evacuate...



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