Egypt Stories

Egypt begins free train rides for Sudanese refugees returning to Khartoum
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jul 22, 2025

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...

Kenya endorses two-state solution amid Gaza crisis talks
Mwangi Maina  |  Jul 18, 2025

While reaffirming Kenya's limited leverage in military affairs, Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Musali Mudavadi emphasised its commitment to diploma...

Israeli army using Chinese drones to bomb civilians in Gaza - report
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 14, 2025

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...

Boeing reaches settlement with Kenyan-Canadian man whose family perished in Ethiopian Airlines crash
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 13, 2025

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...

Air India crash report reveals both engines shut down shortly after takeoff
Mary Wambui  |  Jul 12, 2025

The aircraft was operating Flight AI171 from Ahmedabad to Gatwick and crashed at 8:09 am, coordinated universal time (UTC), immediately after takeoff.

Nile tensions resurface as Egypt slams Ethiopia’s dam completion
Mwangi Maina  |  Jul 11, 2025

Egypt's Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation criticised the completion of the $4 billion (h518 billion)billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (...

Somali, Egyptian leaders meet in Cairo amid tensions over Ethiopia’s dam
Mwangi Maina  |  Jul 08, 2025

The Somali presidency, Villa Somalia, praised Egypt's "unwavering support," but analysts suggest that Egypt is seeking diplomatic ballast amid heighte...

PM Abiy calls for unity amid Egypt, Sudan tensions as Ethiopia completes grand dam construction
Mwangi Maina  |  Jul 03, 2025

Prime Minister Abiy emphasised that Ethiopia’s development goals will not undermine the interests of its downstream neighbours.

Sudan’s RSF leader Mohamed Dagalo extends olive branch to Egypt amid strained relations
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 23, 2025

Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo appeared to soften his stance after months of alleging that Egypt was providing direct military support to the SAF in the ongoin...

Kenya blames Egypt, Iran, UAE for fuelling Sudan war in explosive geopolitical accusation
Mwangi Maina  |  Jun 16, 2025

claimed that the involvement of mercenaries from countries like Russia and Colombia was undermining peace efforts and deepening regional instability.

Top Ethiopia militray chief warns of security threat from Egypt’s military presence in Somalia
Mwangi Maina  |  Jun 16, 2025

Though Berhanu stopped short of naming Egypt, his comments follow reports confirming that Cairo signed a military cooperation agreement with Somalia i...

No breakthrough in Gaza talks, Egyptian and Palestinian sources say
Reuters  |  Apr 14, 2025

The sources said Hamas had stuck to its position that any agreement must lead to an end to the war in Gaza.

Sudan’s war isn’t nearly over – Armed civilian groups are rising
The Conversation  |  Apr 13, 2025

Neighbourhood defence units have emerged in urban areas like El-Gezira in central Sudan, El-Fasher in North Darfur, Al-Dalang in South Kordofan, El-Ob...

Somalia approves visa-free entry deal with Egypt for diplomatic passport holders
Hassan Mohamed  |  Apr 10, 2025

Somalia and Egypt have long enjoyed cordial relations. Both nations are members of the Arab League and maintain diplomatic missions in each other’s ca...

Kenyan referee Dickens Mimisa selected to officiate at 2025 AFCON U20 tournament in Egypt
Michael Kirwa  |  Apr 03, 2025

Kenyan referee Dickens Mimisa has been selected among 14 African officials for the 2025 AFCON U20 tournament in Egypt. The 33-year-old, who recently o...

Kenya U20 Head Coach Salim Babu names provisional squad for AFCON
Rama Mohammed  |  Mar 28, 2025

Kenya U20 head coach Salim Babu has named a 35-man provisional squad for the upcoming TotalEnergies U20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), set to begin on...

Egypt to host 2025 U20 AFCON after Ivory Coast’s withdrawal
Michael Kirwa  |  Mar 27, 2025

Egypt will host the 2025 U20 AFCON after Ivory Coast withdrew as hosts, CAF confirmed on Tuesday. The tournament, set to run from April 27 to May 18,...

Eritrea, Egypt reject non-coastal states' role in Red Sea security
Addis Standard  |  Mar 24, 2025

Both countries stressed that “coastal states” should take the lead in managing the waterway and rejected “the involvement of non-coastal states” in it...

Cabinet approves establishment of Kenya's space cooperation with Rwanda and Egypt
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Mar 11, 2025

The new frameworks will further support Kenya’s ambitions by fostering joint research, capacity building and knowledge exchange with Rwanda and Egypt.

Egypt on edge: Finding a delicate balance between Gaza and Trump
The Conversation  |  Mar 10, 2025

Over time, Egypt has received more US foreign aid than any other country besides Israel.

Arab states adopt Egyptian alternative to Trump's 'Gaza Riviera'
Reuters  |  Mar 05, 2025

The reconstruction plan would cost $53 billion and avoid displacing Palestinians from the enclave, in contrast to U.S. President Donald Trump's"Middle...

Egypt says Gaza reconstruction plan ready, pushes efforts for ceasefire's second phase
Reuters  |  Mar 02, 2025

Arab states, which were swift to reject Trump's plan for the US to take control of Gaza and resettle Palestinians, are scrambling to agree on a diplom...

Egypt's President Sisi to stay away from White House if Gaza displacement on agenda
Reuters  |  Feb 12, 2025

Sisi has repeatedly said Egypt would never facilitate the expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza, which Cairo would view as a serious threat to Egypt's o...

US pushes Gaza relocation plan in high-stakes Cairo meetings
Charles Adinda  |  Feb 06, 2025

Discussions centred on the contentious relocation plan as well as Egypt's long-standing dispute with Ethiopia over the Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD).

Somalia says Egypt to deploy military units to the country in bilateral agreement
Charles Adinda  |  Jan 29, 2025

Somalia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Moallim Fiqi said that the country had in recent times faced external pressure to block Egypt from joining...

Egypt and Somalia sign strategic partnership agreement
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Jan 23, 2025

The meeting, held in Cairo, marked a pivotal step in strengthening cooperation between the two nations across a range of areas, including trade, cultu...

Somalia sends mixed signals with diplomatic visits to Egypt and Ethiopia
Mwangi Maina  |  Dec 23, 2024

The inclusion of both Egypt and Ethiopia in the peacekeeping mission presents a diplomatic tightrope for Somalia.

The toll and toil it took to cleave the Suez Canal through the Egyptian desert
The Conversation  |  Dec 08, 2024

The canal changed global trade in dramatic ways. It brings US$5 billion to Egyptian coffers each year, although it is unclear who exactly benefits fro...

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