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As of Wednesday, 15 February, Egypt has become president of the steering committee of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development Agency (NEPAD), as announced during a virtual meeting between Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Egyptian Presidential Spokesperson Ahmed Fahmy. Rwanda’s President, Paul Kagame, has handed over the two-year presidency to al-Sisi in a video conference earlier in the week, enabling Egypt to govern the committee into 2025. The conference saw several African heads of state attend, according to Fahmy,…