Kenya says needs $229m for drought mitigation
Kenya requires 33.29 billion shillings (about $229m) for drought mitigation in arid areas, where some 2.8 million people are still facing hunger, the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) said on…
South Africa fire: Egypt, AU extend condolences to victims, as death toll rises to 74
At least 73 people were killed in South Africa fire in the city centre of Johannesburg, media reports said earlier Thursday.
Sylvia Mdunyelwa, one of South Africa’s great jazz vocalists, kept music traditions alive
Ncediwe Sylvia Mdunyelwa joins that pantheon of late, great South African singers as the consummate vocal classicist. Known affectionately in her home city of Cape Town as “Mama Kaap”, Mdunyelwa…
DRC: rising Twirwaneho rebel group highlights the unending volatility of the country’s east
The three-decade conflict in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has led to the proliferation of hundreds of armed groups. With the violence appearing to take…
Kofi Ansah left Ghana to become a world famous fashion designer – how his return home boosted the industry
Kofi Ansah: In the 1950s and 1960s, young Africans were assisted financially by their governments to study in western countries in the hope they would return to contribute to nation…
Intel’s art of driving business transformation in the age of digital disruption
For more than five decades, Intel has continuously worked towards delivering world-changing technology that improves the life of every person on the planet، says Taha Khalifa
I won’t act again and I don’t fear criticism: Shams
Shams makes comeback to music scene with her new song, “Ana Aiza Bahr”
Renewables become more competitive as fossil fuel prices soar
The fossil fuel price crisis has accelerated the competitiveness of renewables, according to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The report, "Renewable Power Generation Costs in…
Banque du Caire’s profits record EGP 2.6bn in H1 2023
Bank continues to implement expansion strategy at steady pace, says Tarek Fayed
Lafarge Egypt aims to increase its sustainable contributions
Factory consists of five production lines with a capacity of 9.5 mn tons annually
