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Egyptian President Fattah al-Sisi has asked the Sudanese Transitional Military Council (TMC) to distance itself from Islamists who formed the bacon of support for former ruler Omar al Bachir. This came during the meeting TMC leader Abdelfattah Burhan held in Cairo Sunday with President al-Sisi as talks for the formation of a Sudanese transition council […]
It’s official! The renewable energy has reached a capacity of 6,000 MW in Egypt, according to Mohamed el-Khayat, Executive Chairman of the New & Renewable Energy Authority (NREA). The North African nation reached the target, a year before the government deadline to add 20% renewable energy in the country’s electricity mix. Of the 6,000 MW […]
The Egyptian Government will commission by the end of 2019 all the power plants that make up the Benban large solar photovoltaic park, with a total capacity of 1.65 GW, Egyptian Minister of Investment and International Cooperation, Sahar Nasr has announced. Nineteen solar parks in the Benban complex have already been commissioned. Altogether, these facilities […]
The organizing committee of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) has cut down prices of local Pharaohs’ match in order to lure more Egyptians to support the home team. The move announced on Twitter, cuts prices of third category tickets from EGP200 ($12) to EGP150 ($9). The decision only applies to the group stage matches […]
French industrial group, Schneider Electric has commissioned the first solar power plant in Sharm el Sheikh, a seaside town in the Sinai region of eastern Egypt. Schneider Electric completed the implementation of the first phase of the project at a cost of $5m in the feed-in tariff mechanism, in cooperation with Al Tawakol Electrical Company […]
Morocco and Tunisia are two success stories of the Arab Spring. They are two countries struggling to establish democratic rules in a regional environment plagued by the rise of the military as a kingmaker. In Algeria, the army scapegoated an ailing president and is currently trying to refurbish its facade despite mounting popular protests. In […]
Egypt’s ambassador to Morocco, Ashraf Ibrahim, has adamantly affirmed that his country has not recognized the so-called Polisario and will not recognize the separatist front. The Egyptian ambassador assured in an interview with le360, a Moroccan news website, that his country has never changed its position on this issue and underlined that Egypt “has not […]
The African Union Troika is holding this Tuesday a summit meeting in Cairo to discuss the political and security situation in Libya and means to contain the current crisis and eradicate terrorism. The summit hosted by Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, current president of the African Union, will be attended by the presidents of Rwanda, South […]
The Egyptian government has earmarked $75 million for two seawater desalination plants in the Suez Canal Economic Zone. The objective, according to the General Authority of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone), is to promote economic development in the east of the country. The $75 million investment will boost the seawater desalination capacity in the […]
Egypt is considering strategies with manufacturers to invest in the development of the electric vehicle market in the North African nation. In a conclave held in Cairo last week, officials from several Ministries, including that of Military Production, the Arab Industrialization Organization and the Federation of Industries have discussed ways forward to invest in the […]