Egyptian smartphone maker SICO will begin exporting it’s Nile X phones and other devices to Germany in November, Chairman Mohamed Salem told Reuters. SICO already exports 25% of its products to the Gulf, but aims to increase this to 50% next year and expand into European and African markets. “We will begin exporting from Upper Egypt to Germany, Holland, Austria, and then Sweden, Norway and Finland,” Salem said. SICO, established in December 2017, is Egypt’s first smartphone manufacturer.