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Egypt

Population: 75 million
GNI: $101000 million
Debt: $28100 million
Overview: Slow-motion battle to succeed septuagenarian President Hosni Mubarak pits presidential son and proclaimed reformer Gamal Mubarak against military elite while the Muslim Brotherhood's grassroots support grows.

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  • Vol 48 No 7
  • 30/03/2007

CONSTITUTION CLAMPDOWN

Only 27% of Egypt's voters turned out for President Hosni Mubarak's referendum on constitutional change and anti-terrorism powers.

  • Vol 48 No 1
  • 12/01/2007

The Pharoah's long adieu

President Hosni Mubarak, 78, promises far-reaching constitutional changes in 2007. He also pledges to serve Egypt as long as ‘there is breath in his body’. Obviously, he doesn’t plan to retire soon. Officials of the ruling National Democratic Party sa...

  • Vol 47 No 20
  • 06/10/2006

Pride and prejudice

A row over a pan-African trade bank threatens Cairo's diplomatic and commercial standing

  • Vol 47 No 20
  • 06/10/2006

Cairo's costly hubris

The dispute over Afreximbank could prove expensive diplomatically and commercially for Egypt. This week Afreximbank began considering legal action against at least one of two state-owned Egyptian banks, Banque Misr and Bank of Alexandria, which last ye...

  • Vol 46 No 25
  • 16/12/2005

Democracy with fangs

The Islamist Muslim Brotherhood emerges as a serious contender for power

  • Vol 46 No 16
  • 05/08/2005

Half a cheer for democracy

Promises of reform mix uneasily with baton charges on opposition parties

  • Vol 46 No 15
  • 22/07/2005

Enlightenment

Recent threats to Egyptian and Tunisian writers reflect a growing confrontation between Islamists and other Muslims. Egyptian philosopher Sa'id Mahmoud el Gomeni has said he'll give up writing about Islamic religion and history because of death threats...

  • Vol 46 No 9
  • 29/04/2005

Banking bust-up

Egypt wants its own man to run an all-Africa bank everyone else is angry

  • Vol 46 No 4
  • 18/02/2005

Authoritarian instincts

The government finds political dialogue easier when its critics are locked up

  • Vol 45 No 22
  • 05/11/2004

Economic trumps

The government focuses on economics and shows no desire to challenge the ruling family

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