Egypt will reportedly launch a new television channel dedicated to covering African affairs.

Arab and African professionals will participate in launching the channel, according to Ahmed Selim, the Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Media Regulation (SCM).

As per local media reports, Selim said the body is launching the new channel to enhance Egypt’s media influence globally. The step also comes amid Egyptian efforts to enhance bilateral ties with African countries, he added.

As reported by Al-Masry Al-Youm, Selim clarified that President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has worked on enhancing the bilateral relations with the African countries since 2014, as was the case during the rule of late President Gamal Abdel Nasser.

Selim noted that the SCM was established for controlling the visual, audio, print and electronic media in Egypt after several new TV channels and newspapers were launched following the ascension of Sisi to power.