Browsing: Egypt

Many theories and debates surround who built the pyramids of Giza in Egypt. In some instances, some have argued that enslaved people built the pyramids. In…

Russian President Vladimir Putin rolled out the red carpet to 19 heads of state from 9 members of BRIC+, along with representatives of more than 30…

Egypt is home to some half-million registered refugees and asylum seekers from Sudan, according to the UN. Egypt does not place its refugees in camps.  Instead,…

In this video, the founder of the Sudan Updates Instagram page, Ameen Mekki – speaking to the @mediastormpod – explains how Sudan’s exploitation by global powers…

Zahi Hawass, archaeologist and former Egyptian minister of antiquities, has launched an online petition calling on Germany to return the famous bust of the ancient Egyptian…

This week’s Facts of the Week centre on our missing artefacts – missing, that is, from Africa. We know where many of them are: in European…

African Union chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat has condemned the killing of over 100 hungry Gazans by Israeli troops – and reiterated the AU’s call for an…

From Ivorian triumph at the African Cup of Nations to raising awareness about indigenous rights at Brazil’s Carnival, here’s our weekly photo dump. Abidjan, Ivory Coast…