The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) expressed deep concern over continued troop and heavy weapons buildup around the capital Tripoli, warning that the #8220;dangerous development#8221; poses #8220;potential harm#8221; to civilians. Noting that ongoing talks on security arrangements in Tripoli since June have made progress, UNSMIL in a...

Nigeria | 21 seconds ago Alex Enumah in Abuja The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has called on Nigerian judges and prosecutors to take a cue from Finland, following the speedy trial and conviction of Simon Ekpa on terrorism-related charges. A District Court in Finland, in a judgment, sentenced Ekpa to six years in prison after finding him guilty of terrorism-related charges. According to the judgment, Ekpa was found guilty of participating in a terrorist organisation and publicly incited crimes for terrorist purposes. Ekpa, who is based in...

The removal of the barriers is widely seen as retaliation for the arrest of a pro-Egyptian government activist in London last week.

Egypt's Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly held a meeting with the China National Chemical Engineering Group (CNCEC) Chairman Mo Dinggeon the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Plus (SCO+) Summit hosted in Tianjin. ......

Arab nations were the largest importers of Egyptian food products in the first half of 2025. ......

Download logo The UAE expressed its solidarity with the Arab Republic of Egypt following a...

Egypt?s Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Hassan El-Khatib held a meeting with Japan?s Ambassador to Egypt IWAI Fumio to discuss prospects for strengthening bilateral economic and investment ties. ......

Seven civilians were killed and 71 others injured in artillery shelling by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur State in western Sudan, local doctors said on Sunday. In a statement, the...

The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo was sworn in Sunday as the head of a parallel government in Sudan. In a statement, the Sudanese Founding...

Download logo Agriculture and Irrigation are key pillars for enhancing food and water security and supporting sustainable economic development efforts. 144.8 billion EGP in total targeted investments for the agriculture and irrigation sectors in the FY 2025/2026 plan. Continue expanding agricultural land reclamation programs, improving crop yield per feddan, and increasing water use efficiency. The Ministry of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation reviewed the targets for the agriculture and irrigation sector in its report on the FY 2025/2026 plan. The fourth section of the plan details sectoral targets, starting with commodity sectors like agriculture, irrigation,...

Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) group has launched...

Majid Al Futtaim, the leading developer and operator of shopping malls, communities, retail, and leisure destinations across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia, has reached a new investment milestone with the opening of its 100th retail store in Egypt?and its first Carrefour in Suez governorate. The launch reinforces the Group?s long-standing confidence in the Egyptian market,...

KHARTOUM: Shelling by...

Nigeria | 43 minutes ago Prominent Lawyer and human rights activitst, Mr Femi Falana SAN, has called on the federal government, state governments and the Federal Capital Territory to extend free caesarean section to all indigent pregnant women. In...

The Sahel, a vast belt of land stretching across Africa just south of the Sahara, has in recent years become the epicenter of global terrorism. In 2024 alone, the region accounted for 51 percent of worldwide terrorism-related fatalities, amounting to nearly 4,000 deaths in that year and a staggering 20,000 since 2019. This explosive rise is not the product of isolated insurgencies but rather the culmination of collapsed security frameworks, predatory foreign involvement, and the professionalization of militant groups that have learned to exploit the region?s vulnerabilities. Eighteen years ago, the Sahel accounted for just 1 percent of global terrorism fatalities. Today, it has become a...

Train derails as it travels to Cairo from the western Mediterranean province of Matrouh, on the countrys north coast.

The train had been travelling from Marsa Matruh to the Egyptian capital Cairo when it came off the tracks.

Nigeria | 19 seconds ago Some residents of Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers have expressed optimism that the Local Government elections will restore true democracy in the state. The residents, who made the remark at the polling stations for the LG elections on Saturday, said they believed that the aftermath of the election might be the end of the emergency rule in the state. The News...

Nigeria | 10 minutes ago By Chidiebere Nwobodo Globacom, Nigeria#8217;s foremost indigenous mobile telecom company is celebrating twenty-two years of its operation. From August 2003 to August 2025, has been a watershed in the nation#8217;s telecom industry. Glo#8217;s twenty-two years of bullish run in the industry, ably led by the indefatigable telecom tycoon?aka #8216;The Bull#8217;, Dr. Mike Adenuga, Jr., GCON, has become the catalyst that revolutionized mobile telecommunications in the country. Before advent of GSM, Nigeria had paltry 400,000 active phone lines for then population of over 150 million people, which implied that less than one percent of the country had access to...

Download logo South Africa has noted with serious concern the escalation of fighting in the Republic of the Sudan. The on-going armed conflict in Sudan, between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), has resulted in the significant loss of civilian lives, the destruction of property, especially critical infrastructure, and the internal and external displacement of the Sudanese population. Since 15 April 2023, the innocent people of Sudan have been subjected to suffering in this crossfire,...

Tunis -- President of the Republic Kais Saied, chaired, on...

A fast-spreading cholera outbreak is worsening in Sudan?s war-torn Darfur region, where the collapse of the health...

Nigeria | 23 seconds ago Adibe Emenyonu in Benin The Edo State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Jarret Tenebe, has assured that the party would ensure a fair contest in the nomination of candidates for the local government election slated for 2026. He, however,...

On September 1, 2025, Sidi Ould Tah will officially take office as President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), succeeding Akinwumi Adesina. Elected on May 29, 2025, with 76.18% of the vote, Sidi Ould Tah thus becomes the first Mauritanian to hold this strategic position for the continentrsquo;s economic development. Africa24 will provide a full coverage of this historic ceremony and the related events surrounding the inauguration of the new president, offering its viewers exclusive insights into the key issues and prospects of this major transition. A...

The Sudanese army said Saturday that five civilians from one family, including two young girls, were killed in a drone strike carried out by the paramilitary Rapid...

Download logo On the afternoon of August 30, 2025, President Xi Jinping met at the Tianjin Guest Houseensp;with Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, who was in China to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit 2025. President Xi noted that Egypt was the first Arab and African country to establish diplomatic relations with the Peoplersquo;s Republic of China, and China-Egypt relations are now at their best in history. Next year marks the 70th anniversary of China-Egypt diplomatic...

By Edwin S. Kwame KOGE African politics has never lacked drama. From the recycled promises of politicians to the ritual of vote buying, governance often plays out like a stage show. Enter Kevinblak (Kevin Chinedu Arua), a Nigerian comedian and content creator whose skits, especially his recurring character Governor Amuneke, have become a digital phenomenon. Kevinblak?s satire thrives not in traditional media or theatre, but across Facebook, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube, where his short, witty sketches are shared virally and endlessly remixed. His infamous line #8211; ?Now let?s see the edit? #8211; has become a reminder that what citizens often consume from politicians is not the truth...

Three people were killed and 94 others injured Saturday when a passenger train derailed in Egyptrsquo;s northern Matrouh province, the Health Ministry said. The...

Download logo The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, welcomes the United Nationsrsquo; new Roadmap for Libya, presented to the UN Security Council by Hanna Tetteh, Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) and...

Download logo Djibouti has hailed the African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) for its critical role in stabilising Somalia. During a visit to Djiboutian forces in Beletweyne, northwest of Mogadishu, Djiboutirsquo;s Foreign Affairs Minister Abdoulkader Omar reaffirmed his countryrsquo;s commitment to Somaliarsquo;s peace support process. The minister, leading a high-level delegation on a maiden visit to Somalia, was accompanied by AUSSOM Deputy Head of Mission, Ambassador Mouktar Osman Karie, and...