Africa
Road to Egypt 2027 Set as CAF U-23 AFCON Qualifiers Draw Maps Olympic Pathway
CAF has mapped out the qualification route to the 2027 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt, with 42 nations competing for…
Category: Egypt
Climate
Egypt Approves $750 Million Solar and Battery Project in West Minya
Egypt has granted a Golden Licence to a 1,000MW solar project with 600MWh of battery storage in West Minya, with investment estimated…
Africa
South African AI Startup Verascient Raises $1.2 Million to Scale Enterprise Platform
South African-founded Verascient has raised $1.2 million to expand an enterprise AI platform designed to organise fragmented company knowledge for AI agents.
Africa
Black Star International Film Festival Selects Films From 11 Countries for Kumasi Edition
The Black Star International Film Festival has selected films from 11 countries for its September 2026 edition in Kumasi, with African cinema,…
Africa
Egypt Opens Second Women in Tech Accelerator for Female-Led Startups
The second Women in Tech Accelerator in Egypt will support 12 women-led technology startups, with three winners sharing $35,000 in equity-free funding.
Culture
Cairo Hosts 12th African University Games as Student Athletes Gather From Across Africa
Cairo is hosting the 12th African University Games from 9 to 16 August, bringing student athletes from universities across the continent together…
Africa
Comoros, São Tomé and Príncipe and South Sudan Join UNESCO World Heritage List
Comoros, São Tomé and Príncipe and South Sudan have secured their first UNESCO World Heritage inscriptions, bringing new attention to conservation, tourism…
Africa
Beyond Ratification: Egypt Focuses on Helping Businesses Use the AfCFTA
Egypt is focusing on the firm-level barriers that determine whether businesses can actually use the AfCFTA, from rules of origin and certification…
Africa
Cape Verde and Egypt Show Africa’s World Cup Campaign Is No Longer About Participation
Cape Verde’s draw with Spain and Egypt’s point against Belgium have turned Africa’s early World Cup story from participation into competitive disruption.
Africa
Egypt’s Grain-Hub Plan Could Rewire Africa’s Food-Security Map
Egypt wants to build grain storage, trading and processing infrastructure that could serve Africa and the Middle East, but the plan’s food-security…