El Sisi says Africa moving forwards towards development

Egypt’s Africa Day celebrations yesterday are front and center on the front pages of Al Ahram and Al Akhbar this morning. Both state-run newspapers are running with coverage of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s speech during the celebrations, with particular focus on his comment that Africa is steadily moving forward towards sustainable development. Separately, Al Gomhuria reports that Egypt, Cyprus and Greece will convene this week to draft a roadmap and agree on the next steps of the EUR 2 bn power link between the three countries.