‘Why are we here?’: Climate activists shunted to COP27 sidelines
Sharm el Sheikh – Ugandan youth activist Nyombi Morris arrived in Egypt for the UN’s COP27 climate summit with... Read more
7 Nov, 2022
Macron and Sunak to hold first meeting at COP27
Sharm el Sheikh – French President Emmanuel Macron and Rishi Sunak will meet on Monday on the sidelines of... Read more
7 Nov, 2022
COP27: Financing for climate damages gets a foot in the door
Sharm el Sheikh – UN climate negotiations on Sunday offered a sliver of hope and “solidarity” for developing countries... Read more
7 Nov, 2022
African players in Europe: Resurgent Salah strikes twice
Paris – Two-time African Footballer of the Year Mohamed Salah was back to his predatory best at the weekend,... Read more
7 Nov, 2022
Jailed Egypt dissident on ‘water strike’ as UK vows support
Cairo – Jailed Egyptian dissident Alaa Abdel Fattah has stopped drinking water, his family said on Sunday, escalating his... Read more
7 Nov, 2022
COP27 summit opens as world races against climate clock
Sharm el Sheikh – The UN’s COP27 climate summit kicked off Sunday in Egypt after a year of extreme... Read more
6 Nov, 2022
Egypt cuts the feed to wildly popular ‘mahraganat’ electro music
Cairo – With its catchy beats and in-your-face lyrics, Egypt’s hugely popular electro “mahraganat” music has found millions of... Read more
6 Nov, 2022
Egypt’s COP27 climate summit comes at a ‘watershed moment’
Cairo – Leaders of a divided world meet in Egypt on Monday tasked with taming the terrifying juggernaut of global... Read more
5 Nov, 2022
Rehab for Egypt’s ‘Britney’ stirs talk on women’s rights
Cairo – In past weeks, the story of an Egyptian pop star admitted into a rehabilitation facility has spilled... Read more
4 Nov, 2022
Nobel laureates urge Egypt to release jailed dissident
Cairo – Fifteen Nobel laureates called on COP27 host Egypt to release jailed dissident Alaa Abdel Fattah, in an... Read more
3 Nov, 2022
