KINSHASA
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Badr Abdelatty stressed Egypt's keenness to enhance economic integration with African countries, notably the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), within the directives of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, to foster regional cooperation with African states.
Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Badr Abdelatty, accompanied by a high-level delegation of Egyptian businessmen, met with a number of Congolese businessmen in the capital Kinshasa, on the sidelines of his visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The meeting comes within the framework of painstaking efforts exerted by Egypt ahead of the global climate conference, which will be held in the Red Sea resort city of Sharm El Sheikh in November, said Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid.
The first EGYPTAIR flight MS863 took off from Cairo International Airport to Kinshasa , the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with the beginning of the operation of the new airline between the two countries, in continuation of the National Company's ambitious plan to expand its network to reach many significant points in Africa.
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said that Egypt and Sudan next steps after announcing the failing of Kinshasa talks will be coordinating with international organizations and keeping it updated with the latest developments.
President Abdel Fatah al Sisi said that Egypt has a ‘sincere political intention’ to reach an agreement regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)
The final tally for the Dec. 30 election is to be released once the Constitutional Court has ruled on challenges to the provisional results.
President Joseph Kabila's ruling coalition in a presidential election in December will be announced "in the coming hours".
Congolese authorities ordered internet capacity be slowed down so that it cannot be used to transmit images via social media.
The Congolese opposition on Saturday unveiled a rolling programme of strikes and civil disobedience aimed at forcing President Joseph Kabila from power.
Five park rangers were killed in a joint operation with the army to rescue an American journalist and three park rangers.
