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A new report warns that Africa’s democracies are at risk as economic hardship, youth frustration, and a surge in coups while in Cairo’s Al-Wekala Market, leftover meals from luxury hotels are offering low-income families a lifeline amid Egypt’s deepening economic crisis

A special train left the Egyptian capital of Cairo for Aswan, a town close to the border with southern neighbour Sudan, in July 2025. The train, publicised by the Egyptian government as shiny, air-conditioned and free of charge, runs a weekly service. It is transporting Sudanese refugees who are willing…

The chain of lights shows the river's corridor from Minya to New Bani Sewf City to the heart of Cairo.

In Gaza City, Palestinians are fleeing a renewed Israeli assault to take control over the area, following days of air strikes that have killed dozens. Just days earlier in Cairo, Hamas officials announced their acceptance of a ceasefire proposal following negotiations with Qatari and Egyptian mediators – a deal now…

Oh ye of little faith

The long-running indirect talks appeared to break down last month; however, a Hamas delegation arrived in Cairo for ceasefire talks on Tuesday, according to Egyptian state media.

On a sweltering Monday morning at Cairo's main railway station, hundreds of Sudanese families stood waiting, with bags piled at their feet and children in tow, to board a train bound for a homeland shattered by two years of war.

As Europe fortifies its borders, growing numbers of North Africans are moving southwards into other African countries.

Hundreds of people who have been displaced by fighting in Sudan have gathered at the central train station in Cairo to begin a free journey home