U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner are planning to head to Egypt on Tuesday and arrive there Wednesday, according to a source familiar with the matter, as indirect peace talks between Israel and Hamas continue. White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said on Monday that Witkoff and Kushner were on hand to take…
Mummies are most often associated with Egypt, where the oldest ones are about 4,500 years old. But researchers say they have found mummies that are much older, on the other side of the world. “We found that in southern China and Southeast Asia, there were many archeological sites that contain human burials that are between…
Ethiopia celebrates Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam as Egypt and Sudan express fears over water security. Published On 9 Sep 20259 Sep 2025 Ethiopia has inaugurated Africa’s largest hydroelectric dam on the Blue Nile, as the $5bn project continues to sow dismay with downstream neighbours Sudan and Egypt. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has hailed the Grand…
Minister of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation Rania el-Mashat said Egypt welcomes coordination with South Africa within the framework of its presidency of the G20 to push forward restructuring the Global Financial System (GFS) and achieve tangible progress in development financing, highlighting the joint role that Egypt and South Africa play as “cornerstones” of…
Tanzania’s national team, the Taifa Stars, are in the final stages of their preparations for the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024 with an intensive training camp in Ismailia, Egypt. The East African side, who will co-host the competition alongside Uganda and Kenya, have been in North Africa for four days as they fine-tune their…
The Sudan War series is a joint collaboration between the Center for Economic, Legal, and Social Studies and Documentation – Khartoum (CEDEJ-K), Sudan-Norway Academic Cooperation (SNAC) and African Arguments – Debating Ideas. Through a number of themes that explore the intersections of war, displacement, identities and capital, Sudanese researchers, many of whom are themselves displaced,…
