Egypt has announced its intention to bid for the 2036 and 2040 Summer Olympics, aiming to bring the Games to Africa for the first time. The head of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA), Mustapha Berraf, revealed this plan on Sunday, highlighting Egypt’s expanding infrastructure and sports …
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THE incumbent President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, clinched a decisive victory on Monday, securing a renewed six-year term with an impressive 89.6% of the votes, as announced by the election authority. The voter turnout reached an unprecedented 66.8%, with over 39 million individuals casting their ballots for Sisi, a …
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The Egyptian Health Ministry has confirmed that at least 20 people were killed and six injured when a minibus fell into a canal in northern Egypt’s Nile Delta region on Saturday. It was gathered that the bus was carrying some 35 people when it derailed on a highway on Saturday …
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Canadian health authorities have restricted travel to 10 countries to prevent the spread of a new variant of the COVID-19 virus. Nigeria, Egypt, and Malawi have been added to the list as of today. The Canadian government announced this afternoon that several more countries have been added to the list …
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Egyptian security officials have raided the offices of the country’s last major independent news outlet, which has been described as the last bastion of press freedom in Egypt. “Plainclothes security forces have raided Mada Masr’s office in Cairo,” the website tweete. “Staff are currently being held inside, and their phones have been …
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The three-time African champions have landed in the city of Ismailia to commence the second phase of their training Nigeria have arrived in Egypt for the Africa Cup of Nations and their pre-tournament preparations. Pictures of our arrival in Egypt.The second phase of our #TotalAFCON2019 camping/training begins in Ismailia this evening. #SoarSuperEagles #Team9jaStrong pic.twitter.com/5qZSWMlu8w — …
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Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), says over 20 countries have indicated interest to attend its 12th International Trade Fair, scheduled for Sept. 21 to Oct. 7. Mr Chijioke Ekechukwu, the Director-General of ACCI, who spoke in an interview with the Newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja, also said that …
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A lion has attacked and killed a circus trainer during a live show in Alexandria Egypt. A video of the event, which was uploaded on video sharing site LiveLeak, showed the trainer in a cage directing a lion with a stick with another climbing a ladder as children watched. A …
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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has deducted points from Nigeria, Egypt and Tanzania, all members of Group G, following the withdrawal of Chad from the ongoing qualification race for the 31st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, Gabon 2017. Chad were due to travel to Tanzania for the …
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A court in western Cairo this week sentenced a four-year-old boy to life in prison on various heinous charges, including murder. According to the freethoughtproject, the boy was “convicted of murder, inciting riots, destruction of government property and threatening cops. Although the boy was less than two years old during the civil …
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