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World
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Africa
7/29/2023 6:18:32 PM
The African Union has issued a 15-day ultimatum to the junta in Niger to reinstall the country’s democratically elected government just as the coup leaders met with senior civil servants to discuss how they would run the country and as the U.S. and the European Union threatened sanctions against the regime.
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World
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Africa
7/29/2023 5:58:19 PM
Political instability in Niger resulting from a military takeover that deposed the president this week threatens the economic support provided by Washington to the African nation, U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said Saturday.
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World
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Africa
7/29/2023 4:07:52 PM
General Abdourahamane Tiani, the chief of Niger's powerful presidential guard who took power after a military coup, is an army veteran who has foiled similar uprisings in the restive West African nation.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
7/29/2023 12:51:21 PM
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, along with other African leaders, as part of the African initiative to settle the Russia-Ukraine crisis, according to a statement by Egyptian Presidential Spokesperson Ahmed Fahmy on Saturday.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
7/28/2023 6:55:00 PM
Egypt's president Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi called for a consensual agreement on grain exports to halt the continuous rise in grain prices during his speech on Friday at the Russia-Africa Summit in Russia's St. Petersburg.
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World
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Africa
7/28/2023 6:47:04 PM
During the plenary session held on the second day of the Russia-Africa summit, in the presence of President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and African leaders, President Vladimir Putin emphasized Russia's efforts to reduce the burden of debt on African countries.
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Business
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Energy
7/28/2023 6:31:49 PM
Nuclear technologies took center stage at the Second Russia–Africa Summit, where experts discussed the crucial role of nuclear power in Africa's development.
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World
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War in Ukraine
7/28/2023 2:16:50 PM
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said Moscow is "carefully" examining proposals made by some African leaders to end the conflict in Ukraine.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
7/28/2023 2:15:56 PM
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met Thursday with South African president Cyril Ramaphosa on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa summit in Petersburg.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
7/27/2023 10:23:35 PM
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and African leaders discussed priorities for the Russia-Africa Partnership during a luncheon on the sidelines of the second Russia-Africa Summit.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
7/27/2023 9:28:52 PM
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday Egypt was following with great concern the developments in Niger, a day after a coup in the West African nation Wednesday.
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World
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Africa
7/27/2023 7:48:49 PM
Russian President Vladimir Putin told leaders and officials from most African countries Thursday that his nation is making full efforts to avert a global food crisis despite concerns that its withdrawal from a deal allowing grain shipments from Ukraine will cause price spikes.
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World
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International
7/27/2023 3:59:38 PM
President Vladimir Putin expressed Russia's interest in fostering relations with Africa, saying in his opening speech at the Russia-Africa Summit that the continent is one of the fastest-growing regions in the world.
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World
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International
7/27/2023 2:14:07 PM
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday offered free grain to six poor African countries as he launched a summit with leaders from the continent days after withdrawing from the Ukraine grain export deal.
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World
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Region
7/27/2023 1:08:11 PM
From Tunisia to Morocco, sun-baked North Africa has embarked on a building spree of plants that purify sea and wastewater as climate change intensifies droughts in the water-scarce region.
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World
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Africa
7/27/2023 11:10:41 AM
Soldiers claim to have overthrown Niger's government following an apparent coup in the West African nation on Wednesday when members of the Presidential Guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum.
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World
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War in Ukraine
7/27/2023 10:56:34 AM
The Russian president will on Thursday host leaders of African countries for a summit in his native Saint Petersburg, as the continent braces for the consequences of Moscow's withdrawal from the Ukraine grain export deal.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
7/26/2023 11:37:14 PM
Egypt accounts for one-third of Russia’s trade exchange with the African continent, Russian President Vladimir Putin told Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi during a meeting on Wednesday in St. Petersburg ahead of the second edition Russia-Africa Summit.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
7/26/2023 11:01:00 PM
Egypt is pursuing economic and political solutions on conflicting fronts.
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Business
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Economy
7/26/2023 10:07:37 PM
The Arab African International Bank (AAIB) has issued three-year certificates of deposit (CDs) with a 40 percent yield to be paid in advance, according to a statement on Wednesday.
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