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Egypt business news from Cairo and Alexandria. Suez Canal updates, energy projects, North African trade, and investment intelligence from the Arab world’s largest economy.

Egypt opens Africa’s longest monorail line

President Sisi inaugurated the 56.5km East Nile Monorail on March 20, connecting Cairo Stadium in Nasr City to the New…

Nigeria’s gas is finally heading to Europe

After fifty years of studies, MoUs, and false starts, the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline has a technical team on the ground…

Egypt raised $604m in tech funding in 2025

Egypt raised $604 million across 100 deals in 2025, a 37% year-on-year increase, ranking third in Africa by both funding…

Morocco’s $23bn World Cup investment opens to Spain, Portugal

The Morocco-Spain-Portugal Business Forum on the 2030 FIFA World Cup opened in Salé in February, as Morocco's total World Cup-linked…

Nairobi hosts Kenya’s biggest investment conference this week

Burundi joins Eritrea, Sudan, Uganda, Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Rwanda, Malawi, Mauritius, Seychelles, Comoros,…

Nigeria draws $2.6bn in mining FDI, eyes Africa corridors

Nigeria has attracted over $2.6 billion in mining FDI in two and a half years…

World Bank approves $240m to protect West Africa’s coastline

The World Bank has approved $240 million for WACA+, a new coastal protection and blue…

South Africa ranked among world’s most polite nations

A global Remitly survey has placed South Africa in the top 10 most polite nations…