El Safwa

In 2006, Egyptian player, Mohamed Zidan had a disagreement with Coach Hasan Sheata which led the prolific striker reconsidering his international career for the Pharaohs.

The Pharaoh football machine, already qualified for the quarter-final, has put in seven goals in two matches and looks primed to continue with its relentless onslaught in the last Group C tie against Zambia today at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi.

Sudan lost 0-3 against Egypt on Saturday, despite tactical changes that sought to boost their defense with five players.

Cameroon's Indomitable Lions on Saturday displayed their conquering spirit with a 5-1 win against Zambia.

FIRST Lady Janet Museveni yesterday held discussions with the Secretary General of the Egyptian Fund for Technical Co-operation, Nevine Ashmawi, at State House in Kampala.

The World Bank has debarred a German engineering company from Bank-backed contracts for seven years for its role in corruption involving an African water project, but Bank watchdog groups say the move is long overdue.

Reporters Without Borders calls on the Egyptian authorities to stop harassing reporter Howayda Taha of the pan-Arab satellite TV station Al-Jazeera, who was arrested on 28 January 2008 together with her cameraman while doing a report on farm workers in Nikla, a village near Giza (20 km southwest of Cairo).

ORASCOM, one of Egypt's successful telecommunications company has dismissed rumours that it is for sale. According Mr Hassan Kabbani, as long as Algeria remains an emerging economy ICTs will remain central to its development so the sale of ORASCOM is out of the question, he said.

The crew of TV1, an Egyptian Television station covering the ongoing 26th African Cup of Nations in Ghana was on January 25, 2008 attacked by some players of the Desert Hawks, the Sudanese national team.

The crew of TV1, an Egyptian television station covering the ongoing 26th African Cup of Nations in Ghana, was on 25 January 2008 attacked by some players of the Desert Hawks, the Sudanese national team.