CAIRO, EGYPT | Xinhua | Egypt concluded on Tuesday the three-day voting in the presidential election as the vote-counting process started immediately, according to the National Election Authority (NEA). The timetable previously released by the NEA indicated that the vote-counting, which started after 9:00 p.m. local time (1900 GMT) on …
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 »CAF confirms change In 2019 AFCON dates
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has changed the dates for the 2019 Total Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). CAF communicated on Monday that hosts Egypt requested for a change of dates for the tournament that will attract 24 teams for the first time. “During …
Read More »Gated compounds keep the rich away from Cairo’s chaos
Cairo, Egypt | AFP | Guards check drivers’ papers to keep out uninvited guests from gated compounds where Egypt’s rich can escape the chaos of Cairo’s streets in a country with a widening wealth gap. Built in the deserts around Cairo, some compounds offer amenities such as indoor and outdoor …
Read More »JOBS: Director UN-Habitat regional office CAIRO
Job Openings Posting Title: DIRECTOR, REGIONAL OFFICE FOR THE ARAB STATES Job Code Title: CHIEF OF BRANCH, PROGRAMME Department/Office: UNITED NATIONS HUMAN SETTLEMENTS PROGRAMME Duty Station: CAIRO Posting Period: 08 September 2016 – 06 November 2016 Job Opening Number: 65609 Staffing Exercise N/A APPLY HERE Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »How Bin Laden was killed in Cairo
By Andrew M. Mwenda Bin Laden argued that to end local tyranny, Muslims should fight American first; Cairo and Tunis proved him wrong On Monday, I walked into the studios of Capital FM for my morning radio show only to see breaking news on television that Osama Bin Laden had …
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