Egypt’s AU chairmanship leads the conversation in the foreign press

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s assumption of the African Union chairmanship is leading the conversation on Egypt in the foreign press. The story, including El Sisi’s address at the AU summit in Addis Ababa, has been picked up by the Associated Press and Haaretz, among others.

Also getting coverage in the foreign press today:

• The family of Hazem Hamouda, an Australian-Egyptian who has been held without charge in Tora prison for over a year, are increasingly concerned about his health, the Australian Associated Press reports.