Top 20 Most Affordable Travel Destinations Around the World for Budget Explorers: There is no reason to spend much on traveling the world, particularly when you are aware of the places to visit. There are also very low priced travel destinations in the world that provide breathtaking natural scenery with a rich culture and can […]
Kenya is a country and a tourist place that offers more than just the famous safaris and the Maasai Mara, as the latter is a world of hidden gems that are loved and appreciated by the locals mainly because they are situated off the beaten tourist tracks. The listed places to visit in Kenya, which […]
According to the Khartoum based Al-Sudani newspaper, the decision was signed by the head of the Sovereign Council upon a request made by the interior minister at a cabinet meeting. However, the daily did not notify the date of the decree. The former regime had given Sudanese passports to some Islamist opposition leading members from […]
President of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed sadness and concern following a deadly accident in Centane, Eastern Cape, where at least 25 people were killed when a bus crashed and rolled down an embankment. The bus had been transporting among others – pensioners and children. The bus crashed when the driver lost control, leading […]
The United States’ Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) updated its alert issued on Wednesday, warning civilian airliners and all operators of US-registered aircraft to “exercise caution” when flying over Kenyan airspace, citing possible attacks by extremists. “Those persons are advised to exercise caution when flying into, out of, within, or over the territory and airspace of […]
German President Frank-Walter Steinemeier visited Sudan and promised to help it overcome its economic crisis because of U.S. and international sanctions. “Germany is happy to see this revolution and the great political change in Sudan, so we urge the international community to help the Sudanese government in overcoming the economic hardship” Steinemeier told the media […]
Ghana has suspended its consular services to Italy following the outbreak of the novel Coronavirus in that country. A statement from the Embassy of Ghana in Italy indicated the ban is until further notice. “The Embassy of the Republic of Ghana regrets to inform that due to the outbreak of the corona outbreak of the […]
Sudan is one of Poland’s key partners in Africa, and our bilateral relations have flourished in recent years. We applaud the process of significant peaceful transition in Sudan that was launched in 2019,” Deputy Foreign Minister Maciej Lang said during today’s meeting with his Sudanese counterpart, State Minister in Sudan’s foreign office, Omer G. Ismail. […]
The Chinese Embassy in Egypt held on Wednesday the first Chinese-Arab Diplomatic Salon on Coronavirus Crisis. The symposium, organised at Cairo’s Conrad Hotel, was chaired by Deputy Chief of Mission at the Chinese Embassy in Cairo Xiao Junzheng, with the participation of the Director of Early Warning Unit at the Egyptian Cabinet’s Information and Decision […]
The head of the Catholic Church in Ethiopia was barred from leaving the main airport in neighbouring Eritrea to attend an engagement over the weekend. The church said Cardinal Berhaneyesus Demerew had been issued with a visa, which Ethiopians now get on arrival following a 2018 peace deal. But airport officials said their orders had […]
The African Union (AU) says despite the continent having only one confirmed case of coronavirus, the effects of the outbreak that have hit China the hardest will be felt in the continent owing to its strong trade ties with the Asian economic giant. There were 2,345 deaths reported mainly in China as at Saturday with […]
Luxor International Airport received on Friday EgyptAir’s first flight between the Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh and Luxor. The flight is scheduled to be operated once per week, amid government efforts to connect the Red Sea resorts to archeological sites, link beach tourism with cultural tourism, and facilitate more tourists visiting Egyptian archeological […]
Nigeria on Thursday asked the United States to abandon new visa restrictions on the West African country ahead of February 21 when they are set to take effect. U.S. President Donald Trump included Nigeria, Tanzania, Eritrea and Sudan in an expanded version of his travel ban list early this month. The United States said the […]
South Africa will not send its Olympic football team to Japan to play a friendly in March because of concerns over the coronavirus outbreak. The two teams were due to play in Sanga on 27 March, four months before the start of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. There have been 85 confirmed cases of coronavirus in […]
The port of Pointe Noire is constantly expanding. President of the Republic of Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso on Wednesday inaugurated new infrastructure for the Congo terminal. It is the concessionaire of the Autonomous Port of the Congolese economic capital. Managers of the port hope this will further consolidate its position as a transit country. “The […]
Namibia has become the first African country to export red meat to the US, after nearly two decades of negotiations. The state-owned Meatco’s first shipment of meat, 25 tonnes of beef, set off towards Philadelphia on Wednesday, news agency Reuters reports. Minister of International Relations,Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah was pleased that the southern African country was able […]
Talal Abu-Ghazaleh International Organization, said that Egypt’s economy is set to become the sixth strongest in the world by the year 2030, during an interview with Russia Today (RT) on Thursday, February 20. Highlighting a US study, Ghazaleh pointed out that Egypt will follow close behind the globe’s major economies in 2030, such as China, […]
EU states have agreed to launch a new military mission off the Libyan coast to enforce a shaky UN arms embargo. The 27 governments still have to draft a legal text for the mission, after agreeing it in principle in Brussels. “The main objective is the arms embargo,” said Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn. The […]
An Egyptian delegation that arrived in the Gaza Strip on Monday urged Hamas terror group to defuse the tensions with Israel and voiced Cairo’s concern over Hamas’ ties with Iran and Lebanon’s Hezbollah. According to Al-Arabiya, Egyptians also warned Hamas against backing militia groups seeking to destabilize the region or joining Iran in any military […]
Tuesday February 11, 2020 marks 30 years since the late South African President Nelson Mandela was released from prison. Madiba, as he was affectionately called walked free to become South Africa’s first elected black president. “Whites are fellow South Africans and we want them to feel safe and that we appreciate the contribution they have […]