Egypt

The New Guard
Ivory Coast, Guinea-Bissau, Egypt

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Ivory CoastAmadou Diawara, putting cyber security at the service of states

Guinea-BissauFatumata Jau, number one partner of international donors

EgyptMostafa Talaat, a gold prospector with big dreams

Cairo receives new Iranian emissary

The Iranian deputy foreign minister came to follow up on the Islamic republic's head of diplomacy, Abbas Araghchi's visit.

Damascus dispatches intelligence chief to Cairo

The head of the Syrian intelligence services travelled to the Egyptian capital in early September with 11 senior officials from the defence, interior and foreign affairs departments.

French wheat, snubbed by Algiers, breaks through Egyptian market

French trader Soufflet and Singaporean company Olam are set to deliver around 200,000 tonnes of wheat to Egypt. This represents an attractive new market for French grain following Algeria's decision to freeze imports of this commodity.

Two candidates wrangle for African support in UNESCO leadership run

With the election of the future head of the UN institution looming on the horizon, the race for support has gathered momentum, but not without a few hiccups.

First Egyptian wheat trader sanctioned by Kiev

Adamz Grain is accused of having bought wheat harvested in Ukrainian territories occupied by Russia (in the east of the country).

Sovereign Fund of Egypt boss among women under the spotlight in Paris

The Paris Institut du Monde Arabe is giving pride of place to several prominent women from the Arab world on 14 October. Among them, Noha Khalil, who heads the Sovereign Fund of Egypt.

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi secures power behind the veil of a multiparty system

Businessman Ibrahim al-Arjani controls a new party committed to the cause of the president, in coordination with the head of state's son Mahmoud al-Sisi.

First delivery of French wheat for Egyptian military

European traders Soufflet and Louis Dreyfus are about to dispatch 180,000 tonnes of wheat from French ports, a symbolic victory for the Mostakbal Misr agency, which is struggling to impose its credibility.

Crippled Union for the Mediterranean seeks resources

The only organisation capable of uniting all the countries of the Mediterranean basin is embarking on a vast reform programme by conducting an upward reassessment of its budget.

UNESCO candidate Khaled al-Anani jets off to Asia in search of votes

The former Egyptian antiquities minister arrived in Sri Lanka on 4 May and will next head to Manila and Jakarta to promote his candidacy for UNESCO head, looking to gain votes in particular from Global South countries.

Cairo aims to graft itself on to IMEC economic corridor

The Egyptian President discovered at the beginning of April that his country is on track to link-up with the huge project's economic corridor.