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What we’re tracking on 1 April 2021
Welcome to the second quarter of 2021, friends. It’s also April Fool’s day as we gear up for this final…
MPs slash proposed irrigation fees by 90% amid controversy
MPs have rolled back on a proposed irrigation fee designed to curb the use of some of the nation’s canals…
The big red line
El Sisi issues a sharp warning to Ethiopia on GERD: Threatening access to the Nile’s water is a “red line”…
Orascom Financial pushes into fintech
Orascom Financial Holding (OFH) is making its entry into the fintech space, announcing today in an EGX statement (pdf) that…
How Egypt’s startups are helping solve our water leakage issues
How Egypt’s startups are helping solve our water leakage crisis: Last week, we looked at local startups providing easy household…
Also on our Radar on 30 March 2021
Arrests made as Sohag train crash death toll revised downwards: Eight people have been arrested over the collision of two…
…all the livelong day
MPs are calling for a joint parliamentary committee to oversee plans to upgrade the country’s ailing railway infrastructure in response…
Around the World on 28 March 2021
The head of Libya’s new interim government made overtures to both Egypt and Turkey last week, paying visits to Cairo…
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