Today’s Important Goodreads 'Egypt’s tale of Africa'

Egypt’s tale of Africa' in 2018 by Helmi Shaarawi, is leading Egyptian expert on Africa, finished a two-year task of writing his book that stands somewhere between a memoire and a biography.

The book is not just a collection of meetings he had with African figures and leaders or visits he had made in close to six consecutive decades all over the continent, but full of considerable details on how Egypt managed these highly sensitive and important relations.

It explains the African regions of interest for Egypt and the complexities of relations among various parts of the continent built on ethnic, religious and colonial.

Egypt’s tale of Africa

'Egypt’s tale of Africa' book illustrates that there was always a continuity in Egypt’s engagement with Africa, even if it lived through ups and downs, especially after the 1967 War that forced Cairo to give less attention to expanding its relations with Africa politically, culturally and economically.

Noteworthy, it shows how personal preferences of some senior aides of the successive rulers of Egypt since 1952, and the layered relations between official bodies helped shape Egypt’s policies on Africa from the heydays of its support of African independence movements in the 1950's and 1960's to rebuild strong bridges with the continent.

Noteworthy, the economy is one of the Middle East’s most persified and includes tourism, industry, agriculture, and service at almost equal rates in productions. The economy is developing due to stability, trade, market liberalization, and law encouraging investment.