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Egypt

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    Africa Insiders: Egypt finds itself downstream without a paddle

    By Africa Insiders
    January 15, 2020
    The essentials: Egypt and Ethiopia failed again to find a compromise on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a massive construction project on Ethiopia’s ...
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    Africa Insiders: In Egypt, protests return to the streets

    By Africa Insiders
    October 10, 2019
    The essentials: Seven years after the revolution and five years after the military coup that brought President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to power, another wave ...
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    Cash and contradictions: On the limits of Middle Eastern influence in Sudan

    By Alex de Waal
    August 1, 2019
    Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt have been heavily involved in Sudan following al-Bashir’s downfall. But not everything is going their way. In Sudan, ...
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  • Beautiful GameEconomyEgyptPolitics

    Egypt: When football stadiums become military zones

    By Eg
    July 23, 2019
    At the recently concluded AFCON, Egypt’s politics of control against its own fans was on display in the empty stands.  A few weeks ago ...
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  • In 2011, mass protests led to the downfall of President Mubarak. In 2013, the military retook power in a coup. Credit: Gigi Ibrahim.
    Editor's PicksEgyptPoliticsSudan

    This is how our revolution in Egypt failed. Sudan, please be warned.

    By Osama Gaweesh
    June 5, 2019
    After Egypt’s 2011 revolution, the military soon acted to retake power. Today, Sudan’s military is behaving and talking in the exact same way.  A ...
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  • Egypt human rights: The regime has targeted opponents abroad recently such as actors Amr Waked and Khaled Abol Naga, accused of treason, and television presenter Moataz Matar, whose family members were arrested. Credit: Hossam el-Hamalawy, Steve Rhodes.
    Editor's PicksEgyptPolitics

    Egypt: President Sisi’s oppression goes global

    By Mustafa Elnemr
    April 29, 2019
    Egypt’s regime has clamped down heavily on dissent at home. Now it is making life difficult for critics abroad. Over the next few weeks, ...
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  • Egypt constitutional changes: President Al-Sisi came to power after elections in 2014 after leading a coup in 2013. Credit: Sebastian Horndasch.
    EgyptPoliticsTop story

    How Egypt’s constitutional changes would put the military above the law

    By Christian Achrainer
    April 12, 2019
    Proposed amendments would not only allow President al-Sisi to stay in power until 2034, but enhance military power and undermine the judiciary. In Egypt’s ...
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  • Nigeria are one of a few teams with a good chance of getting into the knockout stages. Credit: Nigeria Super Eagles.
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    How far can Africa go at the World Cup?

    By Wycliffe W. Njororai Simiyu
    June 13, 2018
    Meet the five African teams hoping to make history at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The 2018 FIFA World Cup tournament kicks off ...
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  • EgyptPolitics

    In-depth interview with Mohamed Fahmy: ‘I am free. Now let’s free the others.’

    By James Wan
    October 13, 2015
    In an exclusive interview, the #FreedAJStaff tells African Arguments about how he coped in prison, why he’s suing Aljazeera, and who we should turn ...
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