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Thursday, 8 June 2017

Other coverage of Egypt on 8 June 2017

Also worth noting this morning:

  • Egypt “needs to stop the onslaught against civil society,” says Transparency International in their latest piece.
  • President Abdel Fattah El Sisi would not win the 2018 presidential elections if they are held fairly, human rights lawyer and former presidential candidate Khaled Ali tells Reuters’ Ahmed Aboulenein.
  • The Nile delta is disappearing due to climate change and rising sea levels, writes former British diplomat and one-time Shell International head of security Ian McCredie for Fair Observer.
  • The International Finance Corporation is looking to help finance a 50 MW solar plant being developed in Egypt by Shapoorji Energy, VCCircle Network says.
  • Improvements in Egypt’s economic metrics means that the country “isgradually finding its feet,” says the latest report from Focuseconomics (Paywall).
  • Niemen Lablooks into Mada Masr’s new membership program which says will help it maintain its editorial independence in challenging times.

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