Egypt plans to derive 20% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020

FACT No 7

Egypt plans to derive 20% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020
Women to form 11% of Egypt's next parliament

FACT No 22

Egypt is home to 30% of the Arab world's bloggers
Egypt's economy is expected to grow four percent in 2009, in the midst of the global recession

FACT No 3

Egypt's economy is expected to grow four percent in 2009, in the midst of the global recession
Cairo is home to Africa's only subway

FACT No 5

Cairo is home to Africa's only subway
The World Bank named Egypt 2008's top economic reformer in the Middle East for the third year in a row

FACT No 1

The World Bank named Egypt 2008's top economic reformer in the Middle East for the third year in a row

Egypt contributes about 15% of the entire African Union budget

Egypt contributes about 15% of the entire African Union budget

Egypt contributes about 15% of the entire African Union budget
  • Egypt is one of five African Union member countries who have pledged to pay the maximum member rate of 15 percent of the entire AU budget.
  • At the suggestion of Egypt, the twelfth African Union summit in Addis Ababa focused on the topic of infrastructure and development.
  • During the twelfth summit, the African Union welcomed Egypt's offer of 500 scholarships for students from other African nations in different industries as well as the launching of the South-South Industrial Cooperation Centre

Source: AU 12th Summit Executive Council Decisions and Declarations; Southern African Regional Poverty Network