Egypt Stories
In a statement on X on Monday, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi praised the nomination as a "historic achievement" for Egypt and a milestone f...
The incident is particularly puzzling as the Khentika tomb, discovered in the 1950s and used as a storage facility for antiquities, had been completel...
The reopening forms part of Egypt’s broader effort to promote heritage tourism, which contributes nearly 12 per cent of the nation’s GDP.
The talks, mediated by Egypt and supported by the United States, follow Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s statement that a hostage release d...
The pardon follows el-Sisi’s recent directive for officials to review a petition from the National Council for Human Rights seeking clemency for sever...
MoFA spokesperson Ambassador Nebiyat Getachew said the inauguration of the GERD has “shifted the narrative of water use from an unfair to an equitable...
The train arrives in Aswan after around 12 hours. Travellers then continue via bus or ferry into Sudan. Little is known about what happens when travel...
Nairobi stressed that such initiatives aimed at restoring peace and stability in Sudan must be coordinated under African leadership rather than throug...
In the NMEC's Stone Conservation Lab, they tackle statues weighing over 120 kilogrammes, employing an overhead winch to lift and reassemble colossal f...
The US, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt have proposed a roadmap for peace in conflict-battered Sudan. The plan calls for a permanent...
At the GERD launch on Tuesday, Ruto delivered one of his most pointed geopolitical speeches yet.
Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty addressed the letter to the Council's president on Tuesday, describing Addis Ababa's actions as "a breach of internati...
Higher electricity output from the dam could expand rural internet access in Ethiopia and, if Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt cooperate, also aid flood con...
The alignment is a blow to Egypt and Sudan, left dejected as Kenya tilts further toward Addis Ababa. The symbolism was deliberate.
The stage is now set for heated and tense hydropolitics in the Horn of Africa, just as the UN General Assembly convenes.
Did 15,000 people die during GERD's construction? DW unpacks some key facts about Ethiopia's mega dam, including why Addis Ababa does not recognize th...
The state-backed initiative, part of the Great Transfiguration Project launched in 2021, envisions hotels, eco-lodges, shopping centres, a cable car t...
The two sides affirmed their joint commitment to enhance consultation and coordination, and to work with other Nile Basin Initiative states to restore...
The visit follows the completion of specialised training by the Egyptian contingent, designed to prepare them for operations in Somalia.
Somalia’s Ministry of Defence emphasised that the involvement of multiple troop-contributing countries demonstrates the shared commitment across the c...
With a population of more than 100 million, Egypt relies on the Nile for almost all its freshwater needs.
The visit follows weeks of diplomatic courtship, including direct phone calls and formal exchanges, and comes at a time when both countries are recali...
Many of the refugees carried their belongings in small suitcases and plastic bags, with some visibly emotional as they prepared to leave Egypt after m...
While reaffirming Kenya's limited leverage in military affairs, Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Musali Mudavadi emphasised its commitment to diploma...
The drones are being manually operated by soldiers on the ground to drop grenades on civilians, including children, either to force them from their ho...
The deal, announced on Friday, averted what would have been the first jury trial in the United States linked to the disaster that led to a worldwide g...
The aircraft was operating Flight AI171 from Ahmedabad to Gatwick and crashed at 8:09 am, coordinated universal time (UTC), immediately after takeoff.
Egypt's Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation criticised the completion of the $4 billion (h518 billion)billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (...
The Somali presidency, Villa Somalia, praised Egypt's "unwavering support," but analysts suggest that Egypt is seeking diplomatic ballast amid heighte...
Prime Minister Abiy emphasised that Ethiopia’s development goals will not undermine the interests of its downstream neighbours.
