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Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak Freed After Six Years In Detention

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has been freed from detention, six years after being overthrown. Mr Mubarak...

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Ousted Egypt President Mubarak Freed From Detention

Hosni Mubarak, the former Egyptian autocrat toppled during the 2011 Arab Spring, left a military hospital on Friday...

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Cairo Blast Kills Egyptian Man

An explosion killed an Egyptian man on Friday in Cairo, the interior ministry said. The blast in the Maadi district,...

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Ousted Egypt President Hosni Mubarak Freed From Detention

Egypt's ousted president Hosni Mubarak left a military hospital on Friday where he had spent much of the last six years...

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Ousted Egypt President Hosni Mubarak Freed From Detention

Egypt's ousted president Hosni Mubarak was freed today from a military hospital after spending six years in detention...

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The Fall of A God

By Ohene Bampoe Lucifer’s fall from heaven is considered the greatest in the history of creation but Issa Hayatou’s...

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UN’s Troubled Syria Peace Talks Restart In Geneva

UN-backed Syria peace talks resumed in Geneva on Thursday, with little hope of a breakthrough and the emboldened regime...

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UN-Backed Syria Peace Talks To Restart In Geneva

Syrian rivals were to resume UN-brokered peace talks in Geneva on Thursday, with escalating violence and deadlock on...

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Egypt Gets Part of World Bank Loan

Egypt on Monday received the second tranche of a $3-billion World Bank loan in support of the government's economic and...

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The Africa CEO Forum Needs Rethinking

I am still straggling to hypothesize a reason that might have informed the decision to host the Africa CEOs forum in...

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Saudi Aramco Resumes Egypt Oil Deliveries

Egypt has received its first two oil shipments from Saudi giant Aramco after deliveries were suspended for several...

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Abbas To Meet Egyptian Leader Ahead of Trump Talks

Mahmud Abbas will meet Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo on Monday with ties strained between them and...

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Rags, Not Riches, Defining Africa’s Urban Explosion

Anarchic architecture, unchecked pollution and high costs of living are the lot of African city dwellers, experts warn,...

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East Libyan Forces Claim Victory In Southwest Benghazi

Khalifa Haftar's east Libyan forces have claimed capture of the final holdout of hardline armed forces in the southwest...

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International Quartet Backs Libya’s Unity Government

A quartet of international groups said Saturday it supported efforts by Libya's unity government to assert control over...

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Pope Francis To Visit Egypt On April 28-29

Pope Francis will visit Cairo on April 28-29 at the invitation of the Egyptian president and the grand imam of the...

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Colossus Found In Egypt May Have Depicted Psammetich I

An ancient colossus uncovered in Cairo last week may have depicted the famed pharaoh Psammetich I, Egypt's antiquities...

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CAF Won’t Move Headquarters From Cairo

Egyptian Football Association (EFA) chairman Hany Abo Rida has dismissed reports suggesting a possible moving of the...

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Hayatou Faces Anti-Monopoly Charges

CAF  Secretary-General Hicham El Amrani has also been charged. With CAF  based in Cairo, Egyptian authorities...