The Egyptian government is launching a plan to “export Egyptians abroad” in order to increase remittances from Egyptian expatriates, which have become the country’s number one source of foreign currency.Read the full article
The al-Sisi regime is without a doubt one of the most repressive in the world. Its severe reprisals against those who criticise it even in the slightest have driven thousands of dissidents into exile. But even halfway across the world, many are unable to escape the long arm of the [...]Read the full article
Some 30,000 women are currently in prison in Egypt for failing to pay off small loans. NGOs are fighting for a relaxation of the law on debt.Read the full article
“The Egyptian authorities are sending a clear message to Egyptian NGOs that what happens in Egypt must be kept hidden from the rest of the world. NGOs from all over the world can go there but Egyptian NGOs are not welcome.”Read the full article
Will frank talk in Kinshasa lead to success at COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh?
Bert De Wel:
Deciding on a finance mechanism to deal with the immense human and economic impact of the climate crisis in the Global South is one of the most important critical objectives of COP27. At the pre-COP in Kinshasa, countries made some progress on ways to realise [...]Read the full article
Bert De Wel:
Deciding on a finance mechanism to deal with the immense human and economic impact of the climate crisis in the Global South is one of the most important critical objectives of COP27. At the pre-COP in Kinshasa, countries made some progress on ways to realise [...]Read the full article
After labelling their neighbourhood a ‘slum,’ the government evicted its residents to make way for luxury housing developments in the so-called ‘Maspero Triangle’, located two kilometres from Tahrir Square in the Boulaq district. These new flats are aimed at more affluent [...]Read the full article
“The dismissal of employees belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood is just the tip of the iceberg. This law targets any public employee who opposes the regime, regardless of their affiliation.”Read the full article
The military’s economic ambitions are taking their toll on Egypt’s workers, who are being deprived of real trade union representation in a large number of sectors.Read the full article
The world may never have been as close to a ‘war over water’ as it is now, following the escalation in the dispute straining relations between Egypt and Ethiopia over the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which has reached its final [...]Read the full article
“One of the characteristics of this type of music lies in the subject matter is deals with, often linked to the poverty, violence and policy brutality that occur in their neighbourhoods.”Read the full article
“It’s easy to forget what you ate that day, or what the weather was like. But forgetting the trauma, forgetting the pain, is impossible.”Read the full article
The Egyptian army is using drones, cameras and new technologies to prevent riots and terrorist attacks in the stadiums. But some groups of supporters known for their political chants are also being targeted by exclusionary measures.Read the full article
