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Egypt is taking a risk hosting COP27

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EGYPT

Cairo wishes to use the summit to boost its prestige and promote tourism and investment. However, its opponents view COP27 as a unique opportunity to focus global attention on…

Egypt’s National Dialogue is unlikely to bring reforms

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EGYPT

Hundreds of politicians, academics, experts and public personalities will attend the conference-like event, which is meant to discuss national action to help Egypt transition into…

Egypt's limited actions on human rights will pay off

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EGYPT

Efforts to impress external donors are yielding results, allied with an uptick in regional instability that has afforded Cairo more room for manoeuvre. However, repressive…

Ethiopian protest risk rises as emergency declared

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ETHIOPIA

The declaration came a week after reports emerged that protestors were attacking foreign businesses in the country as well as government property. Under the state of emergency…