Egypt’s EV push is leading the conversation on Egypt in the global business press, with Bloomberg picking up the story of El Nasr Auto’s search for a Chinese partner with whom to assemble electric vehicles here in Egypt.

Human rights is getting attention again this morning, with Human Rights Watch criticizing the use of emergency trials in a statement issued one day before a state security court issues a verdict in the case of Alaa Abdel Fattah, lawyer Mohamed Al Baqer, and blogger Mohamed “Oxygen” Ibrahim. Expect a verdict today.

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