Vol 55 No 12 | EGYPTLIBYASUDAN Cairo leans on Khartoum 13th June 2014 Tension is still rising between Khartoum and Cairo as Egypt's new leader President Abdel Fatah Khalil el Sisi sets out his strategic priorities. Top of the list is shutting down th...
Vol 55 No 11 | EGYPT Turn out for the Field Marshal 28th May 2014 The election result was never in doubt but polling was extended in the hope of improving El Sisi’s mandate and obtaining a better turnout Abdel Fatah Khalil el Sisi will start his presidency knowing that a significant proportion of the public has faith in his pledge to bring security and eventual prosperity through p...
Vol 55 No 8 | EGYPTSUDAN Saudi Arabia targets Khartoum 18th April 2014 The National Congress Party’s support for Egypt’s Muslim Brothers is exacting a heavy political and economic cost Financial sanctions on Sudan by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are a political warning shot. The immediate targets are Khartoum's backing for Egypt's banned Muslim Broth...
Vol 55 No 8 | EGYPT El Sisi's spring offensive 15th April 2014 The Field Marshal deploys a full armoury of marketing and social media tools to extend his political base as he launches his presidential campaign One of the first public appearances that Field Marshal Abdel Fatah Saeed Hussein Khalil el Sisi made after stepping down as Defence Minister and Army Commander on 26 March was in a...
Vol 55 No 7 | EGYPT Securing the rear 4th April 2014 Field Marshal Abdel Fatah Khalil el Sisi has moved his nominees to key posts in the armed forces. This should secure his continued dominance there after resigning as Commander-in-C...
Vol 55 No 7 | EGYPTSAUDI ARABIA Out of reach 4th April 2014 The shareholders of Egypt's Ajwa for Food Industries Company are embroiled in a long-running dispute with the former non-executive Chairman, the Saudi Arabian billionaire Sheikh Mo...
Vol 55 No 7 | EGYPTETHIOPIA Dam leak hits Addis 4th April 2014 Ethiopia risks isolation in the row with Egypt over the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) now that the previously secret Independent Panel of Experts' repo...
Vol 55 No 5 | EGYPT Surprise shake-up 7th March 2014 The late February reshuffle came as a surprise because the quest for ministers will begin again after the presidential and parliamentary elections, due in the coming months. Some s...
Vol 55 No 4 | EGYPT The El Sisi enigma 18th February 2014 The head of the Egyptian military looks certain to be elected president in the next three months but his policies are a mystery The popular clamour of ‘Sisi for President!’ started within days of General Abdel Fattah Khalil el Sisi removing Mohamed Mursi from the presidency on 3 July 2013. Ever ...
Vol 55 No 4 | EGYPT Poll systems under scrutiny 21st February 2014 No one yet knows what systems will be used in the coming elections but the conduct of the last referendum raised some big questions Election observers have yet to learn what kind of electoral system will be employed in the presidential election that will precede parliamentary polls. However, for those experts i...
