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Cairo, Egypt | THE INDEPENDENT | South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived  in Egypt for the Cairo Summit for Peace. In a statement, the presidency says the summit will discuss the ongoing escalation of the conflict in Israel and the Gaza Strip, the urgent need for humanitarian support and make a …

Other major African players, such as Nigeria and Ghana, have expressed informal interest ANALYSIS | RUXANDRA LORDACHE | The BRICS economic coalition of emerging markets has extended membership invitations to six nations. The BRICS alliance  which is composed of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa is set to invite …

Cairo, Egypt | Xinhua | Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Thursday thanked the BRICS for inviting Egypt to join in as a new member state, the Egyptian presidency said in a statement. “I highly value the BRICS’s invitation of Egypt to join the economic bloc as of January 2024, and …

Cairo, Egypt | Xinhua | Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said on Saturday that the government is formulating a plan to enhance domestic industrial production and reduce imports, with the goal of addressing the ongoing economic challenges in the nation. Sisi, also Egypt’s top military leader, made these remarks during his inspection …

What that means for other Nile River states Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Egypt and Ethiopia have waged a diplomatic war of words over Ethiopia’s massive new dam – the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile, which started filling up in July 2020. The political row has threatened …

Cairo, Egypt | Xinhua | Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi said Friday that solutions to ongoing global conflicts should be based on the purposes of the UN Charter and the principles of international law. Sisi made the remarks while addressing the second Russia-Africa summit in Russia’s St. Petersburg, the Egyptian Presidency said …

Cairo, Egypt | Xinhua | Egypt announced Sunday the plan to host a summit meeting for Sudan’s neighboring countries on Thursday to find peaceful solutions to the Sudan crisis. Leaders attending the meeting would discuss the creation of effective mechanisms in the region and internationally for settlement of the crisis as …

The Netflix docudrama Queen Cleopatra, released on May 10, sparked controversy for casting a black actress as the famous Egyptian queen, reviving a decades-old debate over skin colour. SPECIAL FEATURE | BIRD AGENCY |  “I announce on this day to the media that Cleopatra was not black. Cleopatra was Greek, …

Cairo, Egypt | Xinhua | Egypt’s population reached 105 million on Saturday, showed the population clock of the country’s statistics agency. On Oct. 1, 2022, Egypt’s population stood at 104 million, meaning the population of the most populous Arab country has increased by 1 million in eight months, according to the …

Kampala, Uganda | PHILLIP CORRY |  Egypt’s Ibrahim Moaz Srour and Uganda’s Abdul Latif Sendyowa were Leg 1 and 2 winners in the boys category at the ITF/14 and Under tennis tournament that concluded on Friday at Lugogo tennis club. The tournament that run from April 11-14 attracted junior tennis …