The Geopolitical Economist · United Arab Emirates https://geopoliticaleconomist.com/countries/uae Articles on United Arab Emirates. en https://geopoliticaleconomist.com/assets/brand/icon-512.pngThe Geopolitical Economist · United Arab Emirateshttps://geopoliticaleconomist.com/countries/uae The UAE Doesn't Buy Africa's Goods. It Buys the Gates. https://geopoliticaleconomist.com/articles/uae-africa-ports-gold-gates https://geopoliticaleconomist.com/articles/uae-africa-ports-gold-gates Wed, 30 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000 Camilo Flora Matsumbo Emirati influence in Africa is better measured by position than by pledges: ports, gold markets and farmland place the UAE at the points where African goods change jurisdiction or form. Africa Middle East & North Africa Egypt Didn't Fix Its Foreign Currency Problem. It Rented a Solution. https://geopoliticaleconomist.com/articles/egypt-ras-el-hekma-suez-foreign-currency https://geopoliticaleconomist.com/articles/egypt-ras-el-hekma-suez-foreign-currency Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000 Camilo Flora Matsumbo The $35 billion Ras El-Hekma deal with the UAE, not structural reform alone, most immediately eased Egypt's foreign-exchange crisis, arriving just as Houthi attacks collapsed Suez Canal revenue. Africa Middle East & North Africa