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Sudan resumes GERD negotiations with Egypt and Ethiopia

Egypt Independent Sudanese Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Yasser Abbas held two separate meetings on Monday with his Egyptian and Ethiopian counterparts, to resume negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The Sudanese Ministry of Irrigation said in a statement that the two separate meetings were held via …

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Egyptian medical supplies sent to South Sudan

Egypt Today Upon the directives of the President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, the Armed Forces General Command prepared a military aircraft laden with large quantities of medical supplies to South Sudan to help it counter coronavirus. The shipment includes large quantities of medications, medical supplies, sanitizers, personal protection equipment and baby …

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CAF President: ‘lacking visibility, we have to wait’

Egypt Today Cup of African Nations (CAF) President Ahmad Ahmad revealed that there is no concrete date for a restart of the continental club competitions. “We lack visibility and we have to wait. I invite everyone to be very careful and wait for the situation to normalize. Health has priority over football”, …

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COVID-19 cases pass 7,000 in Egypt

Egypt Today Egypt recorded 388 new coronavirus cases and 16 deaths at the end of Monday, which raises the total infected patients of COVID-19 to 7201 and the death toll to 452, according to Health Ministry. Health Ministry Spokesman Khaled Megahed added that 98 patients, were discharged from hospitals fully …

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Slow mobilisation

Can the world act together to confront and defeat the coronavirus pandemic, or will old divisions prevail? Hussein Haridy Some 4.5 billion people around the world are still living in either partial or complete lockdown or in self-isolation in line with governmental efforts to contain the global coronavirus pandemic. Governments …

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Water rivalry on the Nile

In order to overcome competition over water resources, Nile Basin countries can collaborate in harvesting more rainfall and increasing Nile flow, to maximize benefit sharing and reach a win-win solution. Hani Sewilam In the wake of Egypt’s 25 January uprising in 2011, Ethiopia began building a huge dam, the Grand …

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Coronavirus and Africa

  A vital concerted international action is needed to protect Africa, both from the spread of coronavirus and the fallout of the global economic recession that could follow in its wake. Magda Shaheen Africa remains so far relatively safer from the coronavirus pandemic. It is only a matter of time, …

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Ethiopia to propose solution ending GERD dispute

Egypt Independent   “Ethiopia reached a solution to its dispute with Egypt over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and will submit it to Egypt and Sudan at the earliest time”, announced the Ethiopian minister of Foreign Affairs Gedu Andargachew. In interviews with China Global Television Network and the Associated Press, …

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Zoleka Mandela: A story of a road safety advocate

Nourhan Magdi – Egypt Today   Zoleka Mandela, 39, is Nelson Mandela’s granddaughter and South African writer and road safety advocate. She has been at the forefront of global campaigns for road safety after a drunk driver killed her daughter in a car crash 10 years ago. Hit by an …

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UNHCR selects Mo Salah ambassador for ‘Instant Network Schools program’

Egypt Independent   The United Nations has announced their selection of Egyptian football star and Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah to become the first Ambassador for Instant Network Schools, a program that connects refugee and host country students to opportunities for high-quality online education, according to a UNHCR statement. The organization …

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