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Aïda Muluneh: the Ethiopian photographer changing how we look at Africa
An Ethiopian photographer changing how we look at Africa: Aïda Muluneh’s colorful photographs mix surrealist imagery with national symbolism to subvert stereotypes engrained in “the single story” so often told about Africa. This piece in The Atlantic explores what influences this offbeat artist, who every year presents Africa’s largest photography festival, the Addis Foto Fest.
Posted inEGYPT IN THE NEWS
Egypt in the news on 21 May 2019
It’s a pleasantly quiet morning for Egypt in the foreign press, with no single story leading the conversation. Among the very small handful of pieces worth noting: Harriet Tubman would be proud: Abanoub Elias, who went into hiding after he raised the rainbow flag at the Mashrou Leila concert in 2017, escaped Egypt via the […]
Posted inON THE FRONT PAGES
Egypt committed to working with US, highest standards in gas projects
El Sisi meets with Noble Energy boss, says Egypt is committed to strengthening ties with the US: A meeting between President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and Noble Energy CEO David Stover tops the front pages of Al Ahram, Al Akhbar and Al Gomhuria this morning. El Sisi used the occasion to reaffirm Egypt’s commitment to […]
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Satellite imagery is investors’ latest tool
Space – the final frontier, and the latest tool in investors’ decision-making arsenal, according to this Atlantic piece. RS Metrics was founded by two brothers followed a hunch of Walmart’s founder: the number of cars in a store parking lot is an indication of how well the store is doing. Revamping this concept with real-time […]
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When cryptocurrency meets the banking sector
When cryptocurrency meets the banking sector: Blockchain technology can be leveraged to rewire the global financial infrastructure and simplify transactions between financial institutions, argues Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse in this Vox podcast (listen, runtime: 61:32). Ripple sells financial institutions a cryptocurrency called the XRP ledger, which enables direct cross-border payments to be made without relying […]
Posted inDiplomacy + Foreign Trade
Canadian senate speaker meets Shoukry, El-Tayeb
Canadian Senate speaker George Furey met yesterday with Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and discussed both foreign policy issues and how Canadian companies can capture a larger slice of Egypt’s growth story, Ahram Online reports. Furey also met yesterday with Al-Azhar Grand Imam Sheikh Ahmed El-Tayeb and sat down on Sunday with President Abdel Fattah El […]
Posted inEnergy
Egypt’s target for natgas production increases to 7.95 bcf/d in 2019-20
The government has raised its target for natural gas production to 7.95 bcf/d during FY2019-2020, up from 7.5 bcf/d in the current plan, an industry source told the press. Linking the second development phase of wells at the North Alexandria field, as well as an expected increase in production from the Zohr field, will offset […]
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Dana Gas to drill first pilot well in North Arish concession next week
UAE’s Dana Gas is planning to drill its pilot well in the North Arish concession in the Mediterranean next week and is expected to conclude studies on its estimated reserves within two and a half months, Shorouk reports. Dana Gas plans to invest USD 5 bn in the gas field, which seismic scans indicated has […]