Communications Minister Amr Talaat discussed investment with multinational tech firms Cisco and Oppo on the sidelines of the MWC Barcelona telecoms conference, according to acabinet statement. Talaat discussed increasing Cisco Systems’ investments in Egypt with company CEO Chuck Robbins, and met with Oppo representatives to talk about setting up a local factory to assemble the company’s mobile phones.

Egyptian-Rwandan connectivity cooperation: Talaat also discussed working together on IT, communications and digital innovation with his Rwandan counterpart Paula Ingabere.