Category: Egypt

Overview. Egypt continues to power up its domestic development plans and presence on the international stage. The economy is still struggling under the pandemic but it is still faring remarkably well. Egypt’s vaccination program is proving more efficient than anyone predicted. Egyptians are feeling very proud and patriotic at the moment and that goes a…

Overview. Egypt is still swimming deep in the 3rd wave of C19 but taking strong, steady strokes. Vaccination programmes, social restrictions and plans of being the vaccine manufacturing hub of Africa all bode well that Egypt will come through this battered and bruised but breathing. President’s Sisi’s gaze though for now is aimed outside his…

Overview. Egypt is calling in the big guns as the talks on Ethiopia’s dam continue to falter. By reaching out to the USA, EU and the UN it hopes that some kind of compromise can be reached but is still not ruling out the possibility of offensive action. Egypt is also using a little emotional…

Overview. Egypt has been all over the headlines in March. Canals, crashes, collapses, confrontation and Covid are just a few of the big stories making international media. Aside from those headlines there were developments regards the GERD, tourism, C19 vaccination, and regional relationships. GERD. Once again, Ethiopia has rejected yet another suggestion aimed at breaking…

Overview. Despite everything going on internationally Egypt is holding steady and doing remarkably well given the circumstances. The economy is stable, C19 infection numbers, at least the official ones, are dropping and President Sisi’s ever voracious appetite for big plans and developments remains un-sated. State of Emergency. As expected, Sisi has extended the State of…

Overview. As the pandemic continues to rage, Egypt is finally beginning to pay some serious attention to it. Occupancy policies, strict opening hours, and mandatory mask wearing are all part of the new normal. Rumours abound of an impending lockdown but nothing concrete has yet been announced. President Sisi knows that he needs to keep…