Internet shutdowns: Here’s how governments do it
Senegal’s government has shut down internet access in response to protests about the sentencing of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko. This is a tactic governments are increasingly using during times of…
Zimbabwe heads to the polls amid high inflation, a slumping currency and a cost of living crisis
Zimbabwe is facing a host of pressing challenges that voters dearly want the next president to address. Persistently high inflation, elevated interest rates, and a slumping and volatile Zimbabwe dollar…
Niger’s junta forms new government
Niger's junta appointed 21 ministers late Wednesday, ahead of a meeting of West African leaders who will discuss their response to a military coup in Niger. Abdourahamane Tchiani, president…
EFG Holding reports strong results for 2Q23, lifting top-line, bottom-line growth in 1H23 by 89% Y-o-Y
EFG Holding, the leading financial institution with a universal bank in Egypt and the leading investment bank franchise in Frontier and Emerging Markets (FEM), announced on Thursday its results for…
Opinion| The Egyptian economy and the way out
As Egypt continues to grapple with a deepening economic crisis, it is important to examine the underlying reasons for this crisis and to propose effective solutions to address it. It…
Opinion| IMF sounds alarm about grain crisis
Once again, a grain crisis hit the world as Russia refused to extend the Ukrainian grain agreement because the involved parties did not adhere to the quotas of poor and…
Horn of Africa reached a drought tipping point 11,700 years ago
New research published on Wednesday in Nature suggests that the Horn of Africa is likely to become even drier, not wetter in the future as predicted by most climate models.…
Egypt’s cabinet approves draft law on creating national real estate ID system
Egypt's cabinet on Wednesday approved a draft law to establish a national real estate ID system for properties to assist in government planning and development processes, the cabinet said in…
Dry conditions contribute to rapid spread and intensity of wildfires: Expert
The countries of the Mediterranean basin recently experienced devastating forest fires, which coincided with a severe heat wave that peaked at the end of July and early August. These fires…
Social Solidarity Ministry to offer EGP 160m worth of funding to 10k small, micro enterprises
Minister of Social Solidarity Nevine El-Kabbaj Wednesday announced the launch of the first phase of the irregular employment support programme, in cooperation with three NGOs. The first phase aims to…