West Africa: World Cup Heads to West Africa
Up to 15,000 football fans in Egypt and Tunisia turned up to witness the FIFA World Cup trophy, as it started making its journey towards South Africa.
Egypt/Nigeria: Siasia Tips Brazil to Win Egypt 2009
Coach of the Flying Eagles, Samson Siasia yesterday tipped the boys from Brazil to win this year’s FIFA U-20 World Cup which ends tomorrow in Egypt.
Nigeria/Tunisia: Mixed Reactions Trail Super Eagles’ Draw With Tunisia
Mixed reactions trailed the Super Eagles’ goalless draw with Tunisia on Saturday evening, with sports enthusiasts expressing optimism on Nigeria’s qualification for the 2010 World Cup finals.
Africa: Internet to Unite Members of Parliament
AN INTERNET service linking African parliaments will be created to enable MPs around the continent to share oversight experiences and views on matters of governance, says the speaker of the Egyptian parliament, Dr Ahmed Fathi Sorour.
Algeria: Above All, Don’t Look Back by Meissa Bey
Egypt: AfDB Approves U.S.$78.24 Million Loan to Finance Waste Water Treatment Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group approved on Wednesday, 7 October 2009 in Tunis, a loan of Euro 53.33 million, equivalent to 48.56 million Units of Account (UA) to finance the Gabal El Asfar Waste-water Treatment Plant (GAWWTP) Project in Cairo, Egypt.
Egypt: The Pyramids Mean Everything to Little Michael
At the pyramids found in Giza on the outskirts of the Egyptian capital Cairo, there is a very interesting young man.
Nigeria: Tunisia Pulls Out of Hajj ’09
Three weeks to the commencement of pilgrims’ airlift to Saudi Arabia for this year’s hajj, the North African nation of Tunisia yesterday decided not to allow its citizens to perform the annual pilgrimage due to uncertainty over the supply of swine flu vaccines.
Egypt/Nigeria: Blame Siasia for Flying Eagles’ Poor Show in Egypt – Lulu
Nigeria Football Federation President Alhaji Sani Lulu Abdullahi yesterday said Flying Eagles’ Chief Coach Samson Siasia be blamed for the Flying Eagles unimpressive showing at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt.
Rift in Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood: report
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood was swift in its rejection of reports that its leader resigned after a row with conservatives, but the crisis exposed a profound rift among them.
Africa: Green Projects in South Africa and Tunisia Receive UN Aid
Boosting energy efficiency in South African industry in the face of economy-threatening energy shortages and promoting environmentally-friendly production in Tunisia are the focus of two new United Nations projects signed today.
Nigeria/Egypt: Flying Eagles Flop and Raison d’ tre
The Egypt 2009 tournament is over for Nigeria. But what went wrong and where do we go from here?
