Why is King Mohammed VI of Morocco suddenly keen to join the African Union (AU) after his late father King Hassan II condescendingly ditched the continental Organization of African Unity the (OAU) in...
St Mark's Cathedral is the seat of Egypt's Orthodox Christian churcH A blast at Cairo's main Coptic Christian cathedral has killed at least 22 people, according to Egyptian state TV. Sunday's blast...
Cairo giants Al Ahly are close to completing the signing of Ghana striker Ebenezer Assifuah from FC Sion in a deal worth $1 million, SportsObama.com has gathered. The Black Stars attacker has been...
Ghana striker Nana Poku scored twice, including a last-minute winning goal, to earn Maqassa a 2-1 victory over Petrojet in the Egyptian League on Friday. Poku’s brace sent the surprise package...
A Congolese Under 17's player accused of age cheating failed to show up in Cairo for an MRI test which had been ordered by the Confederation of African Football (Caf). Langa Lesse Bercy was due to...
“Africa will write its own history, and it will be, to the north and to the south of the Sahara, a history of glory and dignity (Patrice Lumumba). ‘The world is at critical juncture, and so are...
RIYADH — A Saudi-led coalition said that a missile fired from Yemen toward the border city of Najran was intercepted, Saudi Press Agency reported on Tuesday. The Saudi Royal Air Force destroyed the...
ABUJA — The Nigerian police have confirmed nine deaths were recorded following a clash between policemen and the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, also known as Shi’ites sect, in the northwestern...
Shock! Disbelief! Total surprise! Those media (and politicians) who have in the preceding election campaign totally uncritically, but systematically supported Hillary Clinton, try by using such words...
An energy efficiency expert said on Saturday that 1.2 billion people in the world are living without access to electricity, in Africa, South Asia, Latin America and other parts of the world. Mr Bill...
play videoGhana is in Group E with Egypt, Uganda and Congo The Black Stars of Ghana is today playing the Pharaohs of Egypt in the second Group E game of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers. The game is...
As many as 14 militant extremists were killed during military raids in Egypt's restive North Sinai province's two cities of Rafah and Sheikh Zuweid, the Egyptian military spokesman said in a...
The nation of Egypt is completely gripped by fever in the lead to the much anticipated FIFA 2018 World Cup Qualifier between the Pharaohs and the Black Stars of Ghana. The two teams clash in what has...
Egypt and Ghana's rivalry started back in 1959 when they first met in a qualifying clash for the 1960 Rome Olympic Games, with the Black Stars claiming their berth in the prestigious quadrennial...
African Footballer of the year award 2016, throwback at all the previous winners Before the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2016 launches on Saturday, BBC Sport looks at all the previous winners....
Before the BBC African Footballer of the Year 2016 launches on Saturday, BBC Sport looks at all the previous winners. The prize started life as the BBC African Sports Star of the Year award in 1992,...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a three-year $12bn (€11bn) loan for Egypt to help the country out of its deep economic crisis. Egypt will receive $2.75bn immediately, with the...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a three-year $12bn (€11bn) loan for Egypt to help the country out of its deep economic crisis. Egypt will receive $2.75bn immediately, with the...
At least 130 people have been arrested across Egypt as calls for an uprising against poor economic conditions and rising prices went largely unheeded. In the capital Cairo, where riot police had been...
play videoPlayers of the Stars at their training base in Dubai Ghana and Egypt will be wrapping their preparations today ahead of Sunday's 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier in Alexandria. The Black Stars...
