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Egypt
Population: 107.3m
GDP: $380.04bn
Debt: 86.17% of GDP (2024)

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Khartoum rebuffs US-Arab peace roadmap

Calling for a three-month humanitarian truce and banning Islamists, the Quad plan brings civilian politicians into talks for a post-war transition

After multiple failed attempts to chart a route out of Sudan’s devastating civil war, the statement by the Quad – Egypt, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and the...

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Sisi threatens push back on IMF terms

The President has warned he may need to renegotiate loan agreements as his state faces the costs of instability in the region

Egypt may need to renegotiate its US$8 billion loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund as it faces the costs of regional instability, President Abdel Fattah el Sisi...

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Middle powers line up behind Addis and Mogadishu

Egypt and Somalia have signed a military pact to scupper Ethiopia’s trade-off with Somaliland for a port in the Gulf of Aden

Nothing better illustrates the radical shift in regional relations than the defence agreement signed by Egypt and the Federal Government of Somalia on 14 August, two days after...

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Egypt plans to make Olympic bid despite fears over costs

ANOCA head says the state is determined to become the first country on the continent to host the Games

Egypt will bid to host the 2036 and 2040 Summer Olympics, says Mustapha Berraf, the Algerian head of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA), following...

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The Cairo price

The European Commission is hoping to unveil a wide-ranging deal to provide investment in a range of Egyptian economic sectors in exchange for continued cooperation on migration management...

Harsh economics and geopolitics loom

Another year of a weak currency and austerity, backed by the IMF, lies ahead as the crisis in Gaza poses deep challenges to Sisi and his circle

The inflationary surge that followed successive devaluations of the currency in 2022 will take time to ease, as further depreciation of the Egyptian pound is likely in 2024,...

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A stroll for Sisi

The president looks set for a smooth path to victory after suppressing any meaningful opposition – a course he is expected to maintain in a third term

A decade-long crackdown on political dissent has eliminated any serious opposition to President Abdel Fattah el Sisi, who is almost certain to secure a third six-year term in...

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