Ethiopia Speaker of upper house Keria Ibrahim resigns

Senegal, Guinea Bissau set up joint committee to sort out border issues

Senegal and Guinea Bissau set up a 26-member joint committee to iron out by 2025 the lingering border issues between the two countries. “It is a joint committee of twenty-six members that must carry out what is called reaffirmation of our borders,” said Vice-Admiral Ibrahima Wade, Chairman of Senegal’s National Border Management Commission. “This commission […]

Egypt’s BRT Slashes Cairo Transit Costs, Accelerates Ring Road Connectivity

Egypt’s Minister of Industry and Transport, Kamel El-Wazir, said on Monday that Cairo’s Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project has reduced projected transport investment costs to under $1 billion, compared with an estimated $6 billion for the previously planned Metro Line 5. Speaking during an inspection of Phase II works around Greater Cairo, El-Wazir explained that […]

African MPs reaffirm respect for African countries’ sovereignty, territorial Integrity

Chairmen of foreign affairs committees of African parliaments have reaffirmed their respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of African countries. This came in the final declaration adopted by the African parliamentary colloquium on “African parliamentary cooperation in the face of pressing challenges” held in Rabat. The MPs expressed in the final declaration their unwavering […]