Month: September 2024

 H.E. Dr. Rania A. Al-Mashat, Minister of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation, together with Mr. Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, concluded the Egyptian-Hungarian Joint Business Forum at the General Authority for Investment (GAFI). Together, they co-chair the Egyptian-Hungarian Joint Committee. This event saw the participation of 126 companies from both Egypt and Hungary across a diverse range of sectors, including printing, IT, agriculture, automotive, pharmaceuticals, […]

 As mothers in Malawi are forced to move because of extreme flooding, in Zambia a family of five packs their belongings and leaves their village because of drought. All through the East and Southern Africa Region, the effects of climate change are making themselves known, and while they force migration, displacement, and scarcity an insidious ripple effect that impacts women and girls most is showing its face.  The link between […]

 President Cyril Ramaphosa has noted the statement by the Government of the Republic of South Sudan extending the country's transitional period by another two years. This effectively postpones the national elections initially due to take place on 22 December 2024.  According to the announcement, the postponement is intended to provide time and space for the implementation of the remaining provisions of the 2018 Revitalised Agreement to the Resolution of the […]

 Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, and his accompanying delegation. The meeting was also attended by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates, Dr. Badr Abdelatty; Director of the General Intelligence Service, Major General Abbas Kamel; as well as U.S. Ambassador to Cairo, Herro Mustafa Garg. Spokesman for the Presidency, Ambassador Ahmed Fahmy, said the U.S. Secretary of State conveyed to President El-Sisi […]

 The impact of the severe flooding in northeast Nigeria in recent days has not only displaced thousands of families but is expected to worsen the already critical crisis of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in children due to the destruction of food stocks, disruption of agricultural activities, and displacement of families. With many communities and health facilities cut off from affected populations, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) is supporting government efforts […]

 Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi held a meeting with Chairman and Managing Director of the Suez Canal Authority, Admiral Ossama Rabiee, and CEO of South Red Sea Shipyard Company, Mr. Mostafa El-Degeishy. Spokesman for the Presidency, Ambassador Ahmed Fahmy, said President El-Sisi was briefed on the developments in the navigation of the Suez Canal, in light of the current challenges in the Red Sea region and Bab-el-Mandeb Strait. The President […]