El Sisi calls for international support for Africa: President Abdel Fattah El Sisi urged the global community to support Africa in developing joint economic projects during a "mini-summit" of African leaders and major economic blocs yesterday, Ahram Online reports. The president separately discussed moving forward with the proposed Cairo-Cape Town highway in a meeting on the mini-summit’s sidelines with his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa, according to an Ittihadiya statement. The two discussed economic cooperation and other joint infrastructure development projects on the continent. El Sisi also met with Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi.

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