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Sisi expected to meet Macron in Paris today

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's flying visit to Paris may not be inked in Emmanuel Macron's diary; but the two are nonetheless scheduled to meet today.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 22.07.2022

Maghreb Union's BMICE bank seeks raison d'être

Despite limited means and a governance paralysed by political rivalry, the Maghreb Bank for Investment and Foreign Trade is hoping to develop its activities. It is considering opening its capital to new partners and is increasing cooperation with international funders.

Subscribers only Finance 20.07.2022

In Algiers, Kais Saied gets borders reopened, but no new gas

Kais Saied and Algerian president Abdelmadjid Tebboune attend the celebration the anniversary of Algeria's independence on 5 July, 2022. © Algerian Presidency/Anadolu Agency via AFP

Subscribers only Energy, Diplomacy 08.07.2022

Moscow plans to hold its Russian-Arab summit in Cairo instead of Marrakech

The Russian-Arab Cooperation Forum, initially scheduled to take place in Marrakech in November 2020 and then postponed for the first time to November 2021 at the request of Moscow, could finally be held in Cairo.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.07.2022

French wheat traders descend on Egypt

Through an exceptional call for tenders involving 825,000 tonnes of wheat, Cairo has secured its supplies until mid-October. Of the 14 ships ordered by GASC, the authority in charge of purchasing cereals, six are French. In the absence of a carrier ready to sail to Russian ports, the world's leading wheat importer is counting on Paris and New Delhi, from which it plans to buy 180,000 tonnes.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Business Running story - Russia-Ukraine war 05.07.2022

In the midst of his country's crisis, Sisi looks to COP27 and offers talks

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Brussels in February 2022. © Dursun Aydemir/Pool/Hans Lucas/Reuters

Subscribers only Diplomacy Running story - Sisi's African offensive 04.07.2022

Chad opposition figure Tom Erdimi still detained in Cairo

The fate of Tom Erdimi, one of the leading opponents of the Déby family who has been imprisoned for over a year in Egypt, is a source of concern to parts of the Zaghawa community in N'Djamena.

Subscribers only Politics 01.07.2022

Sissi steps up efforts to secure Sinai pipelines, at the heart of EU-Egypt-Israel gas deal

Egyptian gas terminals are a recurring target for an Islamic State branch in Sinai. After the EU signed in June an MoU to receive Israeli gas liquefied in Egypt, confronted with the boycott of Russian gas, the protection of these infrastructures has become a major issue for Cairo.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Energy 29.06.2022

After Lebanon, PPP specialist Ziad-Alexandre Hayek looks to Tunis

Public-private partnership (PPP) projects were at the heart of last week's Tunisia Investment Forum. The attending specialists included Ziad-Alexandre Hayek, who from 2006 to 2019 ran the Lebanese state entity in charge of privatisation and PPPs.

Subscribers only Business 28.06.2022

Egypt continues to court Sudan as GERD talks with Ethiopia falter

As Ethiopia prepares for the third filling of the Renaissance Dam, Egypt's diplomatic corps is taking action to keep Sudan on its side. It has come to Gen. Al Burhan's aid in Khartoum, where negotiations between the government and military have reached an impasse.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.06.2022

Navy postpones Alexandria trade fair indefinitely

Naval Power Egypt 2022, a military fair and conference that was to have been held for the first time in Alexandria from 5 to 7 September has been postponed indefinitely.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 24.06.2022

Egpyt tries to adapt to drop in Russian cereal supplies and Indian embargo

Egypt is having great difficulty importing large quantities of Russian wheat, which represented nearly 60% of its purchases prior to the war in Ukraine. Cairo is now trying to negotiate with New Delhi in the hope of ensuring a partial lifting of the embargo on Indian wheat.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Business 20.06.2022

Workers collect wheat at the Banha grain silos, in Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt, 25 May 2022.

Responsibility for GERD bounced back to Sameh Shoukry

With the Ethiopian rainy season approaching and the third-stage filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) reservoir announced, a new period of tension between Egypt, and the Blue Nile neighbouring countries of Ethiopia and Sudan is looming.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.06.2022

Ex-Mubarak minister makes Cairo comeback as Sisi's COP27 climate champion

The economist Mahmoud Mohieldin, who was investment minister under Hosni Mubarak and an insider in the deposed president's clan, left Cairo for Washington shortly before Egypt's 2011 revolution. He is now working as Sisi's "climate champion".

Subscribers only Politics 17.06.2022

Former Egyptian minister Mahmoud Mohieldin in 2019.

The Egyptian foreign minister heads to Luxembourg to talk energy with EU counterparts

Sameh Shoukry, the Egyptian foreign minister, is due to have lunch next week with his European Council counterparts, with energy high on the agenda for their talks.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 15.06.2022

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry.

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US warnings ineffective on Egypt's Su-35 plans as pilots train in Russia

Despite US pressure to stop Egypt acquiring Russian Su-35 fighter jets, the programme seems to be continuing, with some Egyptian officers currently training in Russia.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 08.06.2022

Farmajo-foe Egypt sees hope in Hassan Sheikh's election

After years of choppy relations with former Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, known as "Farmajo", Cairo is counting on the accession of newly elected Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to bring about plainer sailing.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 07.06.2022

The new Somali president, Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud.

Cairo and Tel Aviv quietly ramp up cooperation in the Red Sea

Since early April, Egypt and Israel have been ramping up cooperation between their navies in the Red Sea.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 31.05.2022

Embraer hopes to profit from Cairo-Brasilia rapprochement

Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer is hoping to sell its KC-390 military transport aircraft to the Egyptian Air Force following the industrial cooperation agreement signed last week by Egypt and Brazil. But Washington has already been vaunting the merits of its Lockheed Martin C-130 for several months.

Free access Defence, Business 27.05.2022

New French foreign minister chooses her North Africa adviser

Having appointed her chief of staff and her Africa adviser, the new French foreign minister Catherine Colonna has just picked her North Africa and Middle East adviser.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 25.05.2022

Member of the Permanent Mission of France to the UN Wadid Benaabou on April 20, 2022.

How Al Ghurair is ensuring wheat supplies for its north African clients

The trading company Al Ghurair Resources, the second largest importer of wheat to Algeria and a frequent bidder for contracts in Egypt and Sudan, is banking on cereals from the Americas to replace supplies from Ukraine, where it had a subsidiary.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Business 20.05.2022

Schneider Electric in pole position for €500m contract

The French group Schneider Electric is expected to be selected by Cairo to build 10 electrical control centres throughout Egypt. This is a major contract with an estimated value of €510m.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 17.05.2022

How Italy's Casillo became a key player in Tunisia's cereal market

The Casillo family group, the leading supplier of durum wheat to Italian pasta manufacturers, has for several years systematically responded to calls for tenders from the Tunisian cereals office. This has enabled it to bag a swathe of the country's supply contracts since the start of the Ukraine war.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Business 22.04.2022

The port of Rades, the main entry point for cereals in Tunisia.

Lürssen and navy enter hard negotiations for partnership

The plans for German shipyard Lurssen's set-up in Egypt are becoming clearer. Over the past few weeks the company's boss, Peter Lurssen, has had an increasing number of discussions with Egyptian authorities.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 21.04.2022

From Bamako to Bangui, Walid Arem takes over Libya's problem hotels

Walid Arem has taken over the famed Ledger Plaza hotel in Bangui, which is owned by the Libyan state through its Laico fund and is at the centre of a bitter power struggle. Arem was already running two other Laico hotels in Bamako, as well as a seaside resort in Tunisia.

Subscribers only Business 15.04.2022

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Egypt

Sisi expected to meet Macron in Paris today

Maghreb Union's BMICE bank seeks raison d'être

In Algiers, Kais Saied gets borders reopened, but no new gas

Moscow plans to hold its Russian-Arab summit in Cairo instead of Marrakech

French wheat traders descend on Egypt

In the midst of his country's crisis, Sisi looks to COP27 and offers talks

Chad opposition figure Tom Erdimi still detained in Cairo

Sissi steps up efforts to secure Sinai pipelines, at the heart of EU-Egypt-Israel gas deal

After Lebanon, PPP specialist Ziad-Alexandre Hayek looks to Tunis

Egypt continues to court Sudan as GERD talks with Ethiopia falter

Navy postpones Alexandria trade fair indefinitely

Egpyt tries to adapt to drop in Russian cereal supplies and Indian embargo

Responsibility for GERD bounced back to Sameh Shoukry

Ex-Mubarak minister makes Cairo comeback as Sisi's COP27 climate champion

The Egyptian foreign minister heads to Luxembourg to talk energy with EU counterparts

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US warnings ineffective on Egypt's Su-35 plans as pilots train in Russia

Farmajo-foe Egypt sees hope in Hassan Sheikh's election

Cairo and Tel Aviv quietly ramp up cooperation in the Red Sea

Embraer hopes to profit from Cairo-Brasilia rapprochement

New French foreign minister chooses her North Africa adviser

How Al Ghurair is ensuring wheat supplies for its north African clients

Schneider Electric in pole position for €500m contract

How Italy's Casillo became a key player in Tunisia's cereal market

Lürssen and navy enter hard negotiations for partnership

From Bamako to Bangui, Walid Arem takes over Libya's problem hotels

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Egypt

Sisi expected to meet Macron in Paris today

Maghreb Union's BMICE bank seeks raison d'être

In Algiers, Kais Saied gets borders reopened, but no new gas

Moscow plans to hold its Russian-Arab summit in Cairo instead of Marrakech

French wheat traders descend on Egypt

In the midst of his country's crisis, Sisi looks to COP27 and offers talks

Chad opposition figure Tom Erdimi still detained in Cairo

Sissi steps up efforts to secure Sinai pipelines, at the heart of EU-Egypt-Israel gas deal

After Lebanon, PPP specialist Ziad-Alexandre Hayek looks to Tunis

Egypt continues to court Sudan as GERD talks with Ethiopia falter

Navy postpones Alexandria trade fair indefinitely

Egpyt tries to adapt to drop in Russian cereal supplies and Indian embargo

Responsibility for GERD bounced back to Sameh Shoukry

Ex-Mubarak minister makes Cairo comeback as Sisi's COP27 climate champion

The Egyptian foreign minister heads to Luxembourg to talk energy with EU counterparts

Spotlight US warnings ineffective on Egypt's Su-35 plans as pilots train in Russia

Farmajo-foe Egypt sees hope in Hassan Sheikh's election

Cairo and Tel Aviv quietly ramp up cooperation in the Red Sea

Embraer hopes to profit from Cairo-Brasilia rapprochement

New French foreign minister chooses her North Africa adviser

How Al Ghurair is ensuring wheat supplies for its north African clients

Schneider Electric in pole position for €500m contract

How Italy's Casillo became a key player in Tunisia's cereal market

Lürssen and navy enter hard negotiations for partnership

From Bamako to Bangui, Walid Arem takes over Libya's problem hotels

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US warnings ineffective on Egypt's Su-35 plans as pilots train in Russia