GEM’s soft opening led the conversation on Egypt in the foreign press this morning, with both Reuters and the Associated Press taking note of the news. The trial operations of the Grand Egyptian Museum’s (GEM) will open up 12 halls in the main galleries to 4k visitors daily starting today.

A long-delayed opening: The USD 1 bn mega project has faced several delays, including the Covid pandemic.

** We have more on the story in the news well, above.

ALSO MAKING HEADLINES- Reuters ran a piece on Africa’s green energy projects in the works and the positive effects that expansion could have on African economies over the next few decades. The newswire said Egypt was considered a stand out nation in the continent in terms of the scale of its planned renewable projects, with the newswire pointing to our 1.4 GW of solar, 2.5 GW of wind, and 1.2 GW of nuclear projects currently under construction.

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