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Egypt

Arab group at UNESCO calls for clarity over allegations against director-general candidate

The Arab ambassadors to UNESCO are demanding clarification regarding accusations made against a rival of the Egyptian candidate for the position at the head of the organisation.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 09.04.2025

Wide-range of business meetings on agenda during Macron's Cairo trip

French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, 2 April 2025. © Thibault Camus/Pool/AFP

Subscribers only Business 04.04.2025

The Egyptian military's ploy to secure their wheat purchases

The Banha grain silos, in Qalyubia Governorate, May 2024. © Khaled Elfiqi/Matrix Images/Reuters

Subscribers only Commodity traders 31.03.2025

Macron seeks new Mediterranean ambassador

After five years marked by successive crises with the Maghreb countries, Karim Amellal is preparing to step down as ambassador and interministerial delegate for the Mediterranean.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 31.03.2025

Washington to reduce military aid to Cairo

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Washington, DC on 14 December 2022. © Mandel Ngan/AFP

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 19.03.2025

Negotiations to take place in Cairo to resolve Egypt-Morocco trade dispute

Morocco and Egypt will gather around the negotiation table in late March to resolve their disagreement over import duties.

Subscribers only Business 17.03.2025

Two candidates emerge to challenge Egypt's Anani for top UNESCO job

Two new candidates are now competing with the former Egyptian tourism minister for the directorship of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 13.03.2025

The United Nations flag at Unesco headquarters in Paris in November 2022.

Cairo to host USAID's new regional bureau

As the US development agency continues to be dismantled, the Donald Trump administration is planning to establish its new Middle East and North Africa headquarters in Cairo.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 10.03.2025

Macron in talks with Sisi over state visit to Cairo

The French president is due to visit Egypt before the middle of the year, against a backdrop of geostrategic upheaval and at a time when it has become one of the favoured African countries among major French groups.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.03.2025

Cairo launches competition between port inspection agencies

Egypt has reshuffled the deck when it comes to checking the quality of its imported wheat. The dozen agencies, including Bureau Veritas, that previously worked with GASC are now competing to be among the five partners selected by Mostakbal Misr.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 26.02.2025

Cairo and Arab League push for dismantling of Hamas's military capacities in Gaza

Egypt and the Arab League are working on their own post-war plan for Gaza, but negotiating the disarmament of Hamas is proving to be a stumbling block.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 21.02.2025

Egyptian military fails to convince sceptical Ukrainian wheat exporters

The first contact between Mostakbal Misr, the new agency in charge of wheat imports into Egypt, and Ukrainian traders did not meet the expectations of the latter, who are concerned about the terms of payment.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 13.02.2025

Unloading wheat in Qalyubia Governorate, 50km north of Cairo, Egypt, on 1 May 2024.

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Cairo's military wheat takeover rattles suppliers from Sofia to Moscow

Black Sea grain exporters remain sceptical about Egypt's new wheat import agency, which is headed by senior air force officers. This procrastination could undermine the country's food security.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 27.01.2025

Ships and cranes in the city of Port Said, Egypt, April 2023.

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North African embassies reorganise in Damascus

After the few days of uncertainty accompanying the fall of Bashar al-Assad, North African diplomats are getting back to work in Syria. Some are seeking to put their previous positions on the Syrian conflict behind them.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.01.2025

Members of the insurgent group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, stand in a square on 19 January 2025 in Damascus, Syria.

Discreet meeting takes place between Egypt's foreign minister and France's far-right leader Bardella

The president of France's far-right Rassemblement National party met Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty on the sly in Brussels. The purpose was to introduce Jordan Bardella to the African diplomatic scene.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 22.01.2025

Sisi clears way for his own UNESCO candidate

The candidacy of former minister of tourism and antiquities Khaled al-Anani for the post of director general of the UN body has benefited from the Gabonese candidate's withdrawal following lobbying at the highest level of state.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 07.01.2025

Khaled al-Anani, the then Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, at the Arabian Travel Market in Dubai, UAE, 17 May 2021.

French MPs visit Cairo to discuss Israel and Syria

A delegation of French MPs from the Senate's Foreign Affairs, Defence and Armed Forces Committee will visit Egypt from 16 to 19 December to assess the repercussions of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the change of regime in Syria on Cairo.

Subscribers only Defence 16.12.2024

Security services on alert after Syrian regime change

In response to the local Syrian community's celebrations at the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime, Egypt's intelligence services have established an action protocol to ban or restrict gatherings.

Subscribers only Politics 13.12.2024

Egyptian consortium EGAAD sets out to conquer Gabon

Following a meeting with the Gabonese president when he visited Brussels in November, a delegation from the Egyptian African Arab Co for Development consortium will head to Libreville this week.

Subscribers only Business 04.12.2024

Sisi pursues diplomatic charm offensive with Tshisekedi

As the Egyptian government looks to contain Ethiopia on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam file, the Egyptian leader is vying for his Congolese counterpart's support.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 03.12.2024

Felix Tshisekedi and Abdel Fattah al-Sisi during the 5th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union, in Nairobi, Kenya, 16 July 2023.

Businessman Ibrahim al-Arjani muscles into Cairo's wheat deals with Moscow

Deals under which Russia is supposed to ship more than 3.5 million tonnes of wheat to Egypt have run aground. Moscow has not taken kindly to the meddling of a company little known for grain trading that is owned by a very powerful Sinai businessman.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 02.12.2024

Businessman Ibrahim al-Arjani in Al-Arish, North Sinai, on 31 October 2023.

Wind power megaproject: Orascom, Engie and Toyota on the home straight

The French energy giant Engie and its Egyptian and Japanese partners are putting the final touches on an extension of one of the largest wind farms in Africa.

Subscribers only Energy 27.11.2024

More than 300,000 tonnes of Russian wheat being shipped to Egyptian ports

Five ships loaded with Russian soft wheat are due to leave Russian ports on 18 November bound for Egypt. Each of these Panamax bulk carriers can carry between 60,000 and 80,000 tonnes of the grain.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 18.11.2024

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Cairo builds Nile Basin alliances to counter Addis Ababa

Despite its isolation over Nile water management, Egypt has begun to build a coalition of security partners with countries through which the river flows, starting with Uganda. The aim is to counter Ethiopia's influence.

Subscribers only Defence, North Africa, Diplomacy 11.11.2024

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Kazan, Russia, 23 October 2024.

Cairo sheds assets to settle debts

The sale of the Ras el-Hekma resort destination to an Emirati fund has allowed the Egyptian government to pay off some of its debt to the UAE directly. As Cairo's crippling cash flow crisis continues, such a solution looks set to repeat.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 30.10.2024

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the Ras El-Hekma Development Project launch ceremony, on 4 October 2024.

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Egypt

Arab group at UNESCO calls for clarity over allegations against director-general candidate

Wide-range of business meetings on agenda during Macron's Cairo trip

The Egyptian military's ploy to secure their wheat purchases

Macron seeks new Mediterranean ambassador

Washington to reduce military aid to Cairo

Negotiations to take place in Cairo to resolve Egypt-Morocco trade dispute

Two candidates emerge to challenge Egypt's Anani for top UNESCO job

Cairo to host USAID's new regional bureau

Macron in talks with Sisi over state visit to Cairo

Cairo launches competition between port inspection agencies

Cairo and Arab League push for dismantling of Hamas's military capacities in Gaza

Egyptian military fails to convince sceptical Ukrainian wheat exporters

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Cairo's military wheat takeover rattles suppliers from Sofia to Moscow

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North African embassies reorganise in Damascus

Discreet meeting takes place between Egypt's foreign minister and France's far-right leader Bardella

Sisi clears way for his own UNESCO candidate

French MPs visit Cairo to discuss Israel and Syria

Security services on alert after Syrian regime change

Egyptian consortium EGAAD sets out to conquer Gabon

Sisi pursues diplomatic charm offensive with Tshisekedi

Businessman Ibrahim al-Arjani muscles into Cairo's wheat deals with Moscow

Wind power megaproject: Orascom, Engie and Toyota on the home straight

More than 300,000 tonnes of Russian wheat being shipped to Egyptian ports

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Egypt

Arab group at UNESCO calls for clarity over allegations against director-general candidate

Wide-range of business meetings on agenda during Macron's Cairo trip

The Egyptian military's ploy to secure their wheat purchases

Macron seeks new Mediterranean ambassador

Washington to reduce military aid to Cairo

Negotiations to take place in Cairo to resolve Egypt-Morocco trade dispute

Two candidates emerge to challenge Egypt's Anani for top UNESCO job

Cairo to host USAID's new regional bureau

Macron in talks with Sisi over state visit to Cairo

Cairo launches competition between port inspection agencies

Cairo and Arab League push for dismantling of Hamas's military capacities in Gaza

Egyptian military fails to convince sceptical Ukrainian wheat exporters

Spotlight Cairo's military wheat takeover rattles suppliers from Sofia to Moscow

Spotlight North African embassies reorganise in Damascus

Discreet meeting takes place between Egypt's foreign minister and France's far-right leader Bardella

Sisi clears way for his own UNESCO candidate

French MPs visit Cairo to discuss Israel and Syria

Security services on alert after Syrian regime change

Egyptian consortium EGAAD sets out to conquer Gabon

Sisi pursues diplomatic charm offensive with Tshisekedi

Businessman Ibrahim al-Arjani muscles into Cairo's wheat deals with Moscow

Wind power megaproject: Orascom, Engie and Toyota on the home straight

More than 300,000 tonnes of Russian wheat being shipped to Egyptian ports

Spotlight Cairo builds Nile Basin alliances to counter Addis Ababa

Cairo sheds assets to settle debts

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Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

Cameroon, Central African Republic
Between business and politics, the secrets of Antoine Ndzengue's rise

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Cairo's military wheat takeover rattles suppliers from Sofia to Moscow

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North African embassies reorganise in Damascus

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Cairo builds Nile Basin alliances to counter Addis Ababa