Yearly Archives: 2025

Dozens dead, homes destroyed in flooding in the DR Congo capital

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo More than 30 people have died in flooding in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, after torrential rains over the weekend. On Monday, the authorities raced to evacuate and support hundreds of people trapped in their homes. The Ndjili River, which cuts through the …

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news Mixed feelings in Goma ahead of DR Congo’s talks with M23 rebels

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo As the Congolese government and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels prepare to engage in direct talks in Doha this week, a mix of hope and mistrust hangs over the city of Goma The North Kivu capital has been under rebel control since January Goma resident, Ange Sango, she has …

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news Tourists, wildlife attempt amicable co-existance at Cape Town harbour

Muhamad Yehia .. Cairo The Victoria and Alfred Waterfront is a working harbour that incorporates 800 businesses such as shops and restaurants. 25 million people visit this Cape Town tourism hotspot every year, according to the V&A Waterfront. As well as shopping, commerce, sailing, shipping and residential buildings, the V&A …

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Arsenal get set to face Real Madrid in 1st leg of UCL quarter-finals

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo rsenal trained at their London Colney base on Monday, on the eve of the first leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final against reigning champions Real Madrid. Following two substitute appearances, Bukayo Saka looks set to return to Mikel Arteta’s starting eleven after a long lay-off, but …

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African Union mediators hold talks to resolve political crisis in South Sudan

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo African Union mediators arrived in South Sudan’s capital Juba on Wednesday for talks aimed at pulling the country back from the brink of a new civil war after First Vice President Riek Machar was placed under house arrest last week. President Salva Kiir’s government has accused Machar, …

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France, Egypt, and Jordan hold talks on the situation in Gaza

Muuhamad Yehia.. Cairo French president Emmanuel Macron was welcomed to Cairo on Sunday by his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. At the centre of his three-day visit is a trilateral summit on Monday together with Jordan’s King Abdullah II. The talks will focus on the situation in Gaza as Israel …

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Rwanda commemorates the 1994 genocide that claimed at least 800,000 lives

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo Rwanda on Monday commemorated the 1994 genocide that claimed the lives of at least 800000 people, mostly from the Tutsi community, who were massacred by the Hutu militia. This year’s event is overshadowed by the ongoing crisis in the eastern DR Congo, where the Rwanda-backed M23 militia …

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Kenya concludes probe into Agnes Wanjiru’s 2012 death linked to British soldiers

Muhamad Yehia .. Cairo Criminal investigators in Kenya said on Monday they have concluded a probe into the death of a young mother in 2012 who was last seen alive in the company of British solders who were in the country for training. The office of the public prosecutor said …

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Libya devalues currency for first time in four years amid fiscal strain

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo Libya’s central bank devalued the country’s currency by 13.3 per cent on Sunday amid ongoing fiscal strain. The exchange rate for the dinar has now been set at 5.5677 to the US dollar, effective immediately. This marks the first official devaluation of the currency since 2020 when …

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Appeals Court Rules Against Trump Admin, Fired Board Members to be Reinstated

Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo The Trump administration must reinstate two board members who were fired, under a U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruling released on April 7. The full appeals court vacated a previous split panel decision that had stayed orders to reinstate Cathy Harris of …

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