Our Correspondent | Africa Guardian Egypt has been ranked as the top African country in terms of soft power influence for 2024, according to a report by Business Insider Africa. The country achieved the highest position in Africa and 39th globally, with a soft power score of 44.9 points. South Africa follows in second place among African nations, scoring…
By Edson Baraukwa | Africa Guardian Forbes is set to build Africa’s first hydrogen-powered skyscraper in Egypt, a 50-story tower that marks a significant milestone in hydrogen innovation on the continent. This ambitious project promises to be a catalyst for the development of more sustainable skyscrapers across Africa. Egypt is leading the charge in hydrogen innovation with the introduction…
The lack of financing options, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), stifles innovation and hinders business growth. Africa is rapidly positioning itself as a key player in the global manufacturing landscape, offering unprecedented opportunities for growth and investment. With manufacturing contributing over 10.5 percent to the continent’s GDP, Africa is on the cusp of a manufacturing revolution, driven…
Egypt openly expresses its commitment to the Palestinian cause. This is because Palestine’s quest for self-determination is a central Arab and Islamic cause. As the Israeli-Hamas crisis continues, a great deal of focus is shifting to Egypt. Egypt shares a border with both Israel and Gaza – the narrow strip of Palestinian territory which is currently under blockade following…
Where is Africa? Africa is the world’s second largest continent and contains over 50 countries. Africa is in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. It is spread across three of the major lines of latitude: the Tropic of Cancer, the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn. The north of Africa shares a boundary with Asia. Africa is surrounded by the…
The record seven-time African champions dominated possession in sweltering Cairo, but had only a 37th-minute Mostafa Fathy goal to show for their supremacy Egypt sorely missed rested captain and star forward Mohamed Salah on Friday as they laboured to a 1-0 win over Ethiopia in the final round of Africa Cup of Nations qualifying. The record seven-time African champions…
Egypt will face regular power cuts until the middle of next week as the government limits consumption of gas during a heatwave, the cabinet said on Wednesday. Residents have reported power cuts in several areas in Cairo this week as temperatures have risen above 40 degrees during a heatwave that has affected southern Europe and North Africa and coincided…
This programme shares its priorities and goals with the file of post-conflict reconstruction and development, whose leadership was supervised at the level of the African continent President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has stressed that the African continent has to continue its efforts to mobilize financial resources in priority areas, especially infrastructure development, within the framework of the African Infrastructure Development…
LogRhythm has partnered with eFinance to rapidly detect and mitigate threats in Egypt’s digital payment security ecosystem with LogRhythm SIEM, LogRhythm’s security information and event management (SIEM) solution. LogRhythm will secure eFinance’s operations across the entire Egyptian payment network and establish its reputation as a trusted fintech provider throughout the region. By adding LogRhythm SIEM into its security systems, eFinance benefits…
CAIRO — Carlos Morais’ 34 points and a late buzzer-beater from Lukeny Gonçalves saw Petro de Luanda clinch top spot in the Basketball Africa League Nile Conference with a 91-90 win over hosts Al Ahly in Cairo. Ahly brought a mid-sized but vocal contingent of supporters, but they were counteracted by a surprisingly visible contingent of Petro de Luanda…
Summary A first convoy of 13 buses left Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Thursday for the Egyptian border with a plan to fly on Friday to Nigeria, but the group was refused permission to cross the frontier Lagos. Nigeria’s government on Tuesday sought to overcome problems hampering the evacuation of around 3,000 of its nationals from Sudan, where rival military…
Summary ____ Egypt says Ethiopia is deliberately delaying talks on Nile dispute so as to “buy time” in order to continue filling its giant dam being built on River Nile. “It is regrettable that Ethiopian officials continue to express their unwillingness to resume negotiations under the auspices of the African Union (AU) in a new attempt to buy time…
Egypt has joined Africa Finance Corporation, the continent’s infrastructure solutions provider, as the first North African sovereign shareholder, further diversifying AFC’s expanding equity investor base. Egypt’s Minister of Finance, H.E. Dr Mohamed Maait. PH0T0 | Supplied An AFC Member State, Egypt’s equity commitment and its imminent representation on the AFC Board of Directors enhances the Corporation’s pan-African spread of…
The Egyptian Ministry of Transport is seeking to complete the “Cairo-Cape Town” road shortly, with the road scheduled to be inaugurated in 2024. The Ministry of Transport has made great strides in carrying out all works up to Arqin in Sudan with high quality, RT reported. The Cairo-Cape Town road is scheduled to pass through nine African countries at…
On the sidelines of COP27, Egypt officially launched the continent’s first Integrated Green Hydrogen Plant in the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone). The project is owned, built, and operated by Fertiglobe, Scatec ASA, Orascom Construction, and The Sovereign Fund of Egypt. Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi said that the green transformation represents a promising opportunity to achieve development in…
Egypt has imposed a 15% and 10% increase in transit fees on all vessels passing through the Suez Canal The hike is a result of the global inflation The hike is set to affect Sub-Saharan African traders who depend on the canal for its exportations On Saturday 17th of September 2022, Egypt announced that it would increase the transit…
Construction for the El-Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant has begun in Egypt. This is the first nuclear power plant in the country and will consist of 4 units with a generating capacity equivalent to 1200 MW per unit using generation III+ VVER-1200 reactors (pressurized water reactors). Alexey Likhachev, Rosatom Director General, and Mohamed Shaker, Egyptian Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy gave…