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Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa
Africa Update Report with Advocate Sipho Mantula, Researcher: Thabo Mbeki African School of Public & International Affairs: Unisa
11 March 2026
1.    Egypt- Cairo-
Many Egyptians are fretting over price hikes that have driven up the cost of everyday goods.
It comes after the government increased fuel prices, blaming soaring global energy markets due to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
El-Sayed Mohamed, a truck driver, is among those affected. "Prices are high because vendors use trucks to transport vegetables from wholesalers, which increases the costs.
Today, the cost of…
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