Egypt’s Talaat Moustafa Unveils Plan for $27 Billion New City
April 24th, 2026
Via Bloomberg, a report on plans for another new city in Egypt: Egyptian property developer Talaat Moustafa Group unveiled a plan for a 1.4 trillion Egyptian pound ($27 billion) new city on the outskirts of Cairo. Spanning over 2 million square meters, the city will involve 165 residential, business and commercial towers, according to the company’s chief […]
Read more »A Building Boom Is Changing the Face of Egypt
April 21st, 2026
Via Bloomberg, a look at a futuristic $27 billion city which is the latest bid to extend and reimagine greater Cairo: Egypt, which saw its first building boom more than 4,000 years ago, is seeing a fresh flurry of construction. The North African nation that’s home to the Pyramids of Giza saw the announcement of […]
Read more »How Iran War Is Reshaping China’s Geo-Economic Cooperation with North Africa
April 11th, 2026
Via the Stimson Center, commentary on China’s shifting energy strategy toward North Africa amid Hormuz disruption, deepening oil diversification and accelerating green cooperation with Algeria, Morocco, and Egypt: A distant war is quietly redrawing the map of global energy, and most people haven’t noticed. As disruptions in the Gulf expose the fragility of China’s oil […]
Read more »Turkey’s High-Risk, High-Reward Wager in the Horn of Africa
April 11th, 2026
Via World Politics Review, a look at Turkey’s engagement in the Horn of Africa: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made his first trip to Ethiopia in over a decade in February as part of a regional tour that included stops in Egypt and Saudi Arabia. He received a red-carpet welcome in Addis Ababa, where Prime Minister Abiy […]
Read more »How ENI Found an Alternative to Russian Gas in Africa
February 2nd, 2026
Via The Africa Report, a look at how – in the wake of the war in Ukraine – the Italian giant was forced to turn its back on Moscow. Over four years, it has turned the continent – Brazzaville to Luanda via Maputo – into its new gas stronghold: As the Russia-Ukraine war drags on, ENI has completed […]
Read more »Egypt To Develop Djibouti’s Port In Bid To Pressure Ethiopia Over Nile Dam
January 2nd, 2026
Via The National News, a report on Egypt’s deal to develop Djibouti’s port in a bid to pressure Ethiopia over the GERD Nile dam: Egypt’s Deputy Prime Minister Kamel El Wazir concluded a milestone visit to Djibouti this week, where he finalised a deal to develop the Doraleh port on the Gulf of Aden. The Egyptian […]
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