Election rigged by bribery, no matter the president’s shout
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Widespread vote buying, staged crowds and voter steering marked Egypt’s second election phase, defying the president’s call for cleaner voting and repeating phase one’s violations.
Election day for first phase of House vote echoed the Senate: empty polls, staged crowds, widespread violations, and rampant vote buying shaping a tightly controlled process.
Ethiopia’s GERD inauguration tests the fragile future of the Nile
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Ethiopia inaugurates the Nile’s giant dam after 13 years of failed talks. Addis hails progress, Cairo warns of threat. Will the project spark cooperation or conflict?
