Sisi, US spy chief Ratcliffe discuss Gaza, Iran, Sudan, regional security
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and CIA Director John Ratcliffe discussed the Gaza ceasefire, the Iranian…
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Egypt’s FM calls for sustainable funding for AU mission in Somalia
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdel-Atty on Thursday called for sustainable financing for the African Union Support…
Egypt exports 170K tons of food in one week: NFSA
Egypt exported 170,000 tons of food products in the week ending August 8, 2025, with sweet potatoes and…
Egypt exports 200K tons of food in one week
Egypt exported 200,000 tons of food products in the week ending July 25, 2025, with potatoes and grapes topping the…
Egypt exports 175K tons of food in one week
Egypt exported 175,000 tons of food products in the week ending July 18, 2025, with potatoes and grapes topping the…
Egypt, Somalia discuss closer environmental cooperation
Egypt’s Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad held talks with Somalia’s Federal Minister of Environment and Climate…
Egypt-Somalia trade hits $127.7m in ’24 – CAPMAS
The trade volume between Egypt and Somalia reached $127.7 million in 2024, up from $58.2 million in 2023.
Egypt’s FM urges deeper Africa-EU partnership to face global threats
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdel-Aty on Wednesday called for strengthening the Africa-EU partnership in the…
Egypt condemns deadly terrorist attack on Somali army camp
Egypt on Sunday strongly condemned the terrorist attack that targeted the Damanio military camp of the Somali army…
Egypt exports 270K tons of food in 1 week
Egypt exported 270,000 tons of food products in the week ending May 16, with potatoes and citrus fruits topping the…
Egypt exports 251K tons of food in 1 week
Egypt exported 251,000 tons of food products in the week ending May 9, with potatoes and citrus fruits topping the…
Egypt FM affirms full support for Somalia’s unity, security
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdel-Aty reaffirmed Egypt’s full commitment to supporting the unity and territorial…
AMF signs MoU with Somalia to restructure debt
The Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Somalia to restructure debt that…
Egypt’s FM discusses Gaza, Sudan with Turkish counterpart
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdel-Aty held a phone call on Saturday with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan to…
URGENT: Egypt condemns terrorist attack on Somali president’s convoy
Egypt has strongly condemned the terrorist attack targeting the convoy of Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud,…
Egypt exports 260K tons of food products in one week
Egypt has exported approximately 260,000 tons of food products during the period from March 1-7, according to a…
Egypt’s Sisi underscores joint efforts to restore security in Bab el-Mandeb
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Sunday emphasised the importance of collective efforts to restore…
Egypt, Somalia elevate ties to strategic partnership
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi welcomed Somali President Dr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to Cairo, marking a significant…
Egypt-Somalia trade exchange surges to $127.7m in ’24
The trade exchange between Egypt and Somalia reached $127.7 million in 2024, a substantial increase from $58.2…
Egypt explores agricultural collaboration with Senegal, Somalia
Egypt’s Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Alaa Farouk, engaged in discussions with his counterparts…
Egypt’s food exports hit record $5.1b in 10 months
Egypt's food industry exports reached a record $5.1 billion from January to October 2024, marking an 18 per cent …
Egypt’s food exports jump 6.3% in latest week
Egypt’s food exports reached 200,000 tons in the week through October 4th, marking a 6.3 per cent surge from the…
AfDB grants $6.6m to boost Somalia’s financial architecture
The African Development Bank (AfDB) approved on Tuesday a $6.6 million grant to bolster Somalia's capacity to build…
Egypt’s food exports up by 5.3% in late August
Egypt’s food exports recorded 196,000 tons in the week through August 24-30, marking a 5.3 per cent surge from the…
Egypt, Somalia trade exchange hit $59m in H1 ’24
Trade exchange between Egypt and Somalia has witnessed significant growth in the first half of 2024, reaching a…
World Bank approves $125m IDA grant to Somalia
The World Bank has approved a $125 million International Development Association (IDA) grant to enhance Somalia's…
FAO, EU launch €47m programme for E. African pastoralists
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the European Union (EU) have launched a €47 million programme to…
Egypt remains Africa’s top investment destination – UNCTAD
Egypt has been named Africa's top destination for foreign investment for the second consecutive year, according to…
Egyptian food exports surge 30% in H1 ’24
Egyptian food exports hit a record $2.7 billion in the first five months of 2024, up 30 per cent from 2023.
Somalia’s flooding disaster: Nearly 100 fatalities
The death toll from the devastating floods caused by heavy rainfall in Somalia rose to 96, according to the state…
UK announces new initiative to develop climate resilient crops
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announces a new scientific project aimed at consolidating efforts to develop…
Putin pledges African countries free grains despite Western sanctions
Russia would remain a reliable food supplier for African countries despite illegal Western sanctions, according to…
AfDB 2023 Annual Meetings: Somalia requires financial mechanisms to support economic…
Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre said on Tuesday that the state requires dedicated financial mechanisms to…
Egypt, Somalia sign MoU to enhance cooperation in media field
Egypt’s and Somalia have signed on Monday a MoU to enhance cooperation in the media field between the National…
US Trump orders withdrawal of all troops from Somalia
US President Donald Trump has ordered the withdrawal of nearly all US troops from Somalia helping local forces…
Egypt’s Banque Misr to open branch in Somalia in Q2
Banque Misr, Egypt’s second largest bank, plans to open a branch in Somalia within the second quarter of the year,…
Egypt’s Banque Misr to open 15 new offices in Africa in three years
Banque Misr, Egypt’s second largest bank, will expand its banking presence in 15 new markets across Africa, its…
White House releases updated travel ban, with fresh restrictions on who can enter US
U.S. President Donald Trump slapped Sunday new travel restrictions on citizens from North Korea, Venezuela, and…
Egypt’s Banque Misr says to open representative office in Russia in H2
Egypt’s second largest bank, state-owned Banque Misr will open its representative office in Russia in the second…
Egypt’s Banque Misr to set up presence in Somalia, Kenya, and Côte d’Ivoire
Egypt’s second largest bank, state-owned Banque Misr is planning further expansion but this time in Africa by…