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  • October 2018

    October 2018

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    Overview. President Sisi was received warmly at meetings in New York cementing his position as an ally of both the Western and Middle Eastern nations.  At home, he continues to restructure both his government and his economy. However, his representative came away from water rights talks with Ethiopia and Sudan empty handed despite offering compromises…

  • September 2018

    September 2018

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    Overview. A somewhat slow month for news.  President Sisi continues to try and shore up his position with sweeping new cyber laws and high-profile arrests aimed at quashing any attempts to overthrow his government through public protests. Egypt’s economy continues its slow surge with Cairo being ranked the most attractive city to investors in Africa,…

  • August 2018

    August 2018

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    Overview: July overall was not dominated by any single especially significant event. On 18 July President Sisi made his first foreign trip of this term to Sudan.  Sisi and President Omar al-Bashir discussed border security and addressed Sudan’s support of Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam project, which Egypt fears will reduce its share of Nile River…

  • July 2018

    July 2018

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    Overview.  President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi was officially sworn in on 2nd June, accompanied by a 21-gun salute and a fighter-jet display team fly-past. After designating it a terrorist organisation in December 2013, Egypt’s government crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) continues as the Cairo Criminal Court added 187 people to Egypt’s terror list on 27…