The figures of Egypt’s most recent census, that of 2017, have been announced by Major General Abu-Bakr al-Gendy, head of the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS) at a recent press conference in Cairo. Attending the conference was President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi who attentively listened to the figures and ordered that a committee of … Continue reading Egypt’s population: a young explosion