Cairo, Egypt | AFP | Egypt’s parliament, packed with loyalists of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, began Tuesday a session to vote on changes to the constitution that could keep the former military chief in power until 2030. The proposed amendments were initially introduced in February by a parliamentary bloc supportive …
Read More »Uganda draws Egypt, DRC in AFCON Group A
🌍 #TotalAFCON2019 GROUP A Uganda 🇺🇬 Egypt 🇪🇬 Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 DRC 🇨🇩 Spectacular Africa Cup of Nations draw throws up intriguing groups Cairo, Egypt | AFP | Uganda Cranes have been drawn in one of the toughest Africa Cup of Nations 2019 groups, where they will come up against Egypt, …
Read More »Africa Cup of Nations: A troubled build-up
Paris, France | AFP | The draw for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations takes place in Cairo on Friday in a country that was only handed the task of organising the tournament in January. Egypt faces a race against time to be ready for the June 21 kick-off. …
Read More »Champions Cameroon among 21 teams seeking Cup of Nations places
Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Defending champions Cameroon are among 21 countries hoping to fill one of 10 places up for grabs this weekend in the final 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. The Indomitable Lions will be among the 24 finalists in Egypt this June provided they avoid …
Read More »Klopp urges Salah to use Liverpool teammate Mane as inspiration
London, United Kingdom | AFP | Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says Mohamed Salah should use Sadio Mane as inspiration as the Egypt star looks to hit peak form after an inconsistent season. Salah scored 44 times in his debut season with Liverpool, but his second campaign has not been so smooth. Although Salah has 20 …
Read More »Nile River crisis must be solved to avoid conflict:
Cairo, Egypt | AFP | A water crisis brewing between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan over a contentious Nile dam could escalate into a conflict with “severe humanitarian consequences”, a think-tank said on Wednesday. Egypt, which relies almost totally on the Nile for irrigation and drinking water, fears the Grand Ethiopian …
Read More »14 Egyptians to be deported in visa scandal
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Internal Affairs, Gen Jeje Odong has directed police to deport 14 Egyptian Nationals accused of forging working visas. The 14 suspects include; Moamen Mohammad Hamond, Taher Mahamed, Ahmed Mahmoud, Kotb Mohammed, Abdallah Ehsayed, Mahamed Waled, Moustafa Abdelhamed, Taha Mahamed Farahat, Gamal …
Read More »Egyptian investors to set up home appliance assembly plant
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A team of Egyptian investors plan to set up a home appliances assembly plant in Uganda. The plant will be used to assemble parts of fridges, gas cookers and washing machines. The plan was disclosed by Egypt’s First Assistant to the Minister of …
Read More »Seeking influence, Egypt’s Sisi to chair African Union
Cairo, Egypt | AFP | Nearly six years after the African Union shut it out in the cold, Egypt will take the organisation’s helm — and strengthening multilateral powers is unlikely to be on the agenda. Cairo’s tenure “will probably concentrate on security and peacekeeping”, said Ashraf Swelam, who heads …
Read More »Egypt MPs table law amendment to extend Sisi rule
Cairo, Egypt | AFP | Egyptian lawmakers on Sunday tabled proposed constitutional changes that would allow President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to extend his rule beyond 2022, legislators said. The bill submitted to speaker Ali Abdel Aal calls for several amendments to the constitution, including on the duration of presidential mandates currently …
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