Egypt has welcomed the signing of a declaration of principles between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Congo River Alliance ? M23 Movement, which was reached in Doha. ......

Egypt?s Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad held talks...

Nigeria | 22 seconds ago Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State, Chief Ayiri Emami, has said that despite the increase in the monthly disbursement from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), the state governors are not doing enough to ameliorate the sufferings of the people. Checks revealed that the FAAC disbursed a total sum of N1.818 trillion, being June 2025 Federation Account revenue to the Federal, states and local governments council. However, Emami, who is...

Egypt?s Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad held...

A high-level Egyptian delegation led by Hassan Abdalla, Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), took part in the third 2025 meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors, held in South Africa on 17?18 July. ......

Nigeria | 15 minutes ago The Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC) has dismissed the planned protest by some retired police officers as an attempt to discredit the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Kayode Egbetokun. PCRC National Chairman, Alhaji Ibrahim Olaniyan, stated this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He said the proposed protest, disguised as a campaign for the rights of retired...

Africa crypto news: Kenya is considering the #8220;Travel Rule#8221; in VASP as Sui Foundation launches a blockchain hub in Nigeria. MoneyBadger of South Africa raises $400,000. The Sui Foundation has launched a blockchain hub in Nigeria to boost the country?s developer ecosystem. In South Africa, the crypto startup Moneybadger has raised $400,000 in its pre-seed round to boost Bitcoin payments. Meanwhile, in Kenya, the government is seeking to implement the #8220;Travel Rule#8221; in the recently proposed VASP bill. These, and more stories, make the continental headlines for the week: Nigeria Crypto News: Sui Foundation Launches Blockchain Hub in Lagos Sui Foundation, which is behind...

Sudan#8217;s Foreign Ministry on Saturday denounced the new sanctions imposed by the European Union on Sudanese individuals and entities as lacking...

Roche Diagnostics is supporting Egypt#8217;s expansion of digital pathology and the integration of artificial intelligence into its public health system to improve the speed and accuracy of diagnoses, particularly in underserved regions, a company official said. The initiatives are being rolled out in partnership with the Ministry of Health and the Universal Health Insurance (UHI) system, according to Liliane Kanaan, North Africa Lead and General Manager for Egypt at Roche Diagnostics. Egypt is one of the first countries in Africa to adopt digital pathology at scale. The technology digitises tissue samples, allowing them to be viewed and analysed...

Download logo Overcrowded cells, no ablution facilities, a lack of watermdash;these are only some of the challenges that prisoners and officials face in Liet-Nhom Central Prison. ldquo;We literally do not have a roof over our heads,rdquo; says Bedaj Bandak, a prison official, to a visiting team from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). ldquo;We also donrsquo;t have running water, so inmates have no...

Download logo Major cuts to aid budgets have already left people fleeing wars in Sudan and beyond without the assistance and protection they need, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said on Friday. Globally, $1.4 billion of the agencyrsquo;s programmes are being shuttered or put on hold, UNHCR said in a new report. ldquo;We can't stop water, you canrsquo;t stop sanitation, but we're having to take decisions when it comes, for example, to shelter,rdquo; said UNHCR Director of External Relations Dominique Hyde. ldquo;We're have people arriving on a daily basis from Sudan, from the Darfur regionshellip;arriving in Chad, not able to be given any shelter.rdquo; In an urgent appeal for flexible...

Nigeria | 19 seconds ago By Ahmadu Lagbaja The recent agitation by some serving officers of the Nigeria Police Force seeking to exit the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) and return to the old Defined Benefits Scheme (DBS) has generated significant attention, controversy, and unease in both witin security and policy circles. While the frustrations underlying these calls are understandable, especially in a country where retirees have historically suffered under broken systems, we must interrogate the root causes, reflect on evidence, and choose over regression. As articulated by the National Association of Retired Police Officers of Nigeria (NARPON) in a recent press conference, the clamour...

Prominent Tunisian human rights activist Kamel Jendoubi has criticized the harsh prison sentences issued last week against...

NAIROBI -- Kenyan youngster Clinton Aluvi led the way at the Africa Under 18 and Under 20 Championships in Nigeria with victory in the men's 100m. ......

Download logo President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., departed the country earlier today, June 19, 2025, to participate in the West Africa Economic Summit (WAES), taking place from June 20ndash;21, 2025, in Abuja, Federal Republic of Nigeria. The West Africa Economic Summit brings together Heads of State, senior government officials, private sector leaders, and development partners from across the region to explore strategies for accelerating trade, investment, and regional integration. The summit is a key platform for shaping...

President Donald Trump hosted talks with the presidents of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal at the White House July 9 to discuss what U.S. officials called ?incredible commercial opportunities.? In reality, the U.S. capitalist rulers are seeking to corner the market on the resources of the five semicolonial countries and to push back the influence of Beijing and Moscow. The five West African nations whose governments met with Trump have abundant deposits of oil, gas, gold and iron ore, as well as rare earth minerals. During the talks, Gabon President Brice Oligui Nguema urged Trump to facilitate U.S....

Nigeria | 3 hours ago Yinka Kolawole in Osogbo The immediate past Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State, Dr. Adekunle Akindele, has described the recent move by Governor Ademola Adeleke to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) as one fuelled by the deep interest of the Yoruba race, noting that those opposed to the alignment are only being selfish and failed to weigh the...

At least two Indians have been killed and a third abducted by...

Fighting in Sudan?s Kordofan region and ongoing violence in Darfur have deepened the country?s...

Nigeria | 52 minutes ago Tosin Clegg At the just-concluded African Praise Experience (TAPE) 2025, hosted by Pastor Paul Adefarasin?Metropolitan Senior Pastor of House On The Rock?The Rock Cathedral overflowed with...

Nigeria | 34 minutes ago Fidelis David in Akure The Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ahmed Abubakar Audi, has called on the National Assembly to grant full constitutional recognition to the corps in line with its original mandate of securing lives and property, especially the nation#8217;s critical assets and infrastructure. Audi made the call while presenting a position paper to the House of Representatives Constitution Review Committee in Akure yesterday. Audi requested for a Section of the Constitution that will clearly spell out the corps#8217; role of protecting the Critical National Assets and Infrastructure;...

WAU, South Sudan ? From Rwanda to Kenya, fashioning footwear from discarded tires has long been a mark of local ingenuity. ......

Hassan Abdalla, Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), headed Egypt?s delegation at the third G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting (FMCBG), hosted by South Africa on 17?18 July. The Egyptian delegation included Yasser Sobhi, Deputy Minister of Finance for Fiscal Policies; Menna Allah Farid, CBE Assistant Governor for External Relations; and Alaa Abdel Rahman, Advisor to the Minister of Finance for International Institutions. Abdalla participated in discussions covering macroeconomic developments, the global financial architecture, sustainable finance, Africa?s development priorities, and issues relating to the financial sector and financial inclusion. During the...

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Egypt reaffirmed its leadership in shaping Africa?s environmental agenda during the 20th African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN), held in Nairobi from 14?18 July 2025. Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad headed Egypt?s delegation, using the forum to strengthen bilateral partnerships and advocate for climate resilience and sustainable development across the continent. On the sidelines of the summit, Fouad met with Somalia?s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, General Bashir Jama, to explore cooperation in climate change...

Cynthia Konlan saves two penalties as Ghana beat Algeria 4-2 on penalties in the quarter-finals of the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations. ......

Entamé en mars dernier, le retrait de l'armée française du Sénégal s'est achevé cette semaine avec une cérémonie solennelle de restitution des dernières installations militaires françaises, après 75 ans de présence permanente dans ce pays d'Afrique de l'Ouest. C'est la dernière étape d'une séquence entamée en 2022, avec le retrait français, plus ou moins contraint ou précipité, du Mali, du Burkina Faso, du Niger, du Tchad et du Gabon. Forte de plusieurs milliers d'hommes sur le continent il y a encore quelques années, la France entend à présent redéfinir sa stratégie et sa relation avec le continent. Le Général Pascal Ianni, à la tête du commandement de l'armée française en Afrique était l'invité d' "Au coeur de l'info".

Many women and children were reportedly abducted in the deadly attack in Zamfara State.

Three Russian intelligence units and 18 officers have been sanctioned, the Foreign Office says.

Nigeria | 14 minutes ago The leader and candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2023 presidential election, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has commended President Bola Tinubu for the way and manner he handled the state burial of late former President Muhammadu Buhari. The commendation was contained in his verified X handle,...