For some critics, this is not merely a missed opportunity. “It is an abdication of responsibility by the IMF Africa,” says Timothy E Kaldas. “It has financed a flawed #Egypt economic program for six years, and is now papering over the problems” via Bobby Ghosh washingtonpost.com/business/the-i…

Nice column from Bobby Ghosh on Egypt, its military and the IMF

Including quotes from the always excellent Yezid Sayigh يزيد صايغ and Timothy E Kaldas
bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

It took me a while to find Sanaa outside the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. It’s cold. Alaa is on total hunger strike and will stop drinking water on the first day of COP27 in Egypt next week. Let’s make sure that when governments talk about the planet they have to talk about how we live and die

اخبار مصر ٤ ايام قبل #COP27 :⁃القبض على ١٣٨ مواطن بعد توقيفهم وتفتيش هواتفهم⁃اعتقال الصحفية منال عجرمة من منزلها بسبب كتاباتها على فيسبوك⁃وفاة المسجون السياسي علاء السلمي بعد إضرابه عن الطعام ⁃الافراج عن ناشط بيئي هندي بعد ٢٤ ساعة في الحجز بسبب رفع لافتة أنقذوا الكوكب

56 US lawmakers write to President Biden ahead of #COP27 : Egypt's capacity to push forward critical climate demands is 'undercut by its refusal to allow the meaningful participation of environmental and civil society groups, activists, and those most impacted by the climate crisis.'

Is this performance art to represent the British political system?

Symbols of British tradition causing chaos on the streets of London?

The only thing MBS learned from his murder of Khashoggi is that he can get away with anything.

'Child-killing government'
#MahsaAmini

Calling for a press conference tomorrow 12pm at the sit-in by the FCDO building
We have a family meeting earlier at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, then @Sana2 will make a statement about recent communications with the UK government and what the next steps will be for #COP27 and #FreeAlaa campaign

We have a meeting tomorrow at 10 am inside the foreign office, we will be holding a press conference at 12 (outside the FCDO in London) to share updates and talk about next steps. #FreeAlaa

Hilarious that 'power to the people' is by subscription and the richest dude on earth is complaining of 'lords and peasants'...

قرابة التسعة جنيه (٨.٥٢ بالظبط) فرق في سعر الدولار من فبراير ٢٠٢٢ حتى الآن (٩ شهور). مش عارف مين لسه عنده الجراءة إنه يقول إن الاقتصاد المصري في تحسن

As the UK's Prime Minister flies to Egypt to attend #COP27 , @Alaa will be on water strike following a decade plus of unjustifiable targeting by the regime.

Rishi Sunak, will you come back with Alaa or will your government allow a British citizen to die on your watch?

A MUST read or listen report. How climate change is affecting Egypt, which is heating up twice as fast as the rest of the planet, and what people are doing to mitigate its effect.

Mohamed Abdel Ghany Al Selmy died in prison after a lengthy hunger strike protesting what he reportedly described as the inhumane and illegal conditions of his detention.

Another Egyptian journalist has been arrested and disappeared. The journalists’ syndicate has been unable to locate her.

Another example that the govt’s claim that it is engaged in a national dialogue to open space is bogus. Enforced disappearances are a crime against humanity

They let me work with Ryan D. Walsh and I’m not even an intern! He’s pretty great.

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