Al-Sisi calls for greater intra-African trade, opens door to Nigeria’s Dangote investment in Egypt

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi urged greater intra-African trade and a stronger private-sector role in continental integration, noting that trade within Africa accounts for about 18% of the continent’s total trade. Nigeria’s Dangote Group expressed interest in investing in Egypt’s energy, fertilizer, chemicals, and cement industries.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi on Saturday called for greater trade and investment among African countries and a stronger private-sector role in continental integration, saying intra-African trade accounted for only about 18% of the continent’s total trade, as Nigeria’s Dangote Group expressed interest in investing in Egypt’s energy, fertiliser, chemicals, and cement sectors. Al-Sisi made […]