AfDB
AfDB Signs $66 Million Financing Agreement for Egypt’s 500 MW Dandara Solar and Battery Project
The African Development Bank Group has signed a $66 million financing agreement with Dandara Solar Power S.A.E. for the first phase of…
Category: Egypt
Angola
Angola Come From Two Goals Down to Beat Egypt 4–2 at Futsal AFCON
Angola recovered from a two-goal deficit to defeat Egypt 4–2 at the 2026 CAF Futsal Africa Cup of Nations, securing top spot…
Africa
Egypt and South Africa Launch Business Council as Cairo Pushes for Deeper Intra-African Investment
Egypt and South Africa have launched a joint business council at the Alamein Africa Forum, targeting investment, industrial cooperation, logistics and stronger…
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…
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…