Egypt the second largest economy in Africa, surpassing South Africa. Nigeria is the biggest on the continent. So this should give you an idea of what Egypt means to the global owners of capital, and it should also let you know that, according to their criteria, your miserable condition is not indicative of a bad economic situation..
Nigeria is one of the most corrupt and impoverished nations on earth; and poverty in South Africa is tremendous. Egypt and Nigeria have roughly the same unemployment rate (around 13%) while South Africa is double that. Income inequality in all three countries is extreme. Nigeria has been pursuing neoliberal polices since the 1980s, and South Africa since, at least, the ANC came to power. This has severely undermined both countries’ ability to establish sustainable economies, multinational corporations have dominated the markets, sponsor the government, and education, health care, and all sectors of social services have deteriorated.
In other words, just because you are a big economy, and congratulated for being so, do not think that this equates to a better standard of living. A healthy economy, in the commonly used definition, is an economy in which big business can make big profits; that almost necessarily means, yes, countries where poverty, corruption, and exploitation are deep and widespread.
Check the map. Egypt, Nigeria, and South Africa. You are talking about a very strategic establishment of neoliberal imperialist outposts to facilitate the domination of the .African continent. Nigeria and South Africa have been established already. As of October 9th, so Egypt will be secured; unless you refuse to allow this.
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