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  • Cairo, Egypt
    Wednesday Jan 29, 2020
    Vodafone

    Exiting Egypt

    Cairo, Egypt
    Wednesday Jan 29, 2020

    On 29 January 2020, Saudi Telecom Company (STC) and the Vodafone Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the sale of Vodafone's entire 55 percent stake in Vodafone Egypt to STC. With the sale, Vodafone will be exiting Egypt (as a telecom operator) as the rest of the 45 percent stake in Vodafone Egypt is owned by Telecom Egypt. Telecom Egypt has said that it has no plans to sell its stake.




  • Cairo, Egypt
    Saturday Feb 15, 2020
    Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    First case in Africa

    Cairo, Egypt
    Saturday Feb 15, 2020

    Egypt reported its first confirmed case of COVID-19 on the 15th of February. This is the second country in the WHO EMRO region to confirm a case and the first reported case from the African continent. WHO was informed by the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population.




  • Cairo, Egypt
    Wednesday Jan 29, 2020
    Vodafone

    Exiting Egypt

    Cairo, Egypt
    Wednesday Jan 29, 2020

    On 29 January 2020, Saudi Telecom Company (STC) and the Vodafone Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the sale of Vodafone's entire 55 percent stake in Vodafone Egypt to STC. With the sale, Vodafone will be exiting Egypt (as a telecom operator) as the rest of the 45 percent stake in Vodafone Egypt is owned by Telecom Egypt. Telecom Egypt has said that it has no plans to sell its stake.




  • Cairo, Egypt
    Saturday Feb 15, 2020
    Covid-19 Pandemic: 2020 Coronavirus outbreak

    First case in Africa

    Cairo, Egypt
    Saturday Feb 15, 2020

    Egypt reported its first confirmed case of COVID-19 on the 15th of February. This is the second country in the WHO EMRO region to confirm a case and the first reported case from the African continent. WHO was informed by the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population.




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