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In Egypt, government and poor struggle with troubled economy

An Egyptian vendor sells lemons at a traffic light in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. Egypt is in an economic crisis is partly caused by the yearlong grinding Russian invasion of Ukraine. But the conflict in Europe has also exposed the frailties of an economy suffering from decades of mismanagement, turmoil from its 2011 Arab Spring popular uprising, years of militant attacks and then, the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) A man buys groceries at a government sponsored shop decorated with with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi posters in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. Annual inflation reached 26.5% in January, the highest in five years, and food prices in urban areas soared 48% last month, according to official figures. But the price increases consumers see in markets and grocery stores are much steeper. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) Egyptians buy fruits at a supermarket in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. Annual inflation reached 26.5% in January, the highest in five years, and food prices in urban areas soared 48% last month, according to official figures. But the price increases consumers see in markets and grocery stores are much steeper. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) Egyptian workers eat on a truck in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023. Egypt is in an economic crisis is partly caused by the yearlong grinding Russian invasion of Ukraine. But the conflict in Europe has also exposed the frailties of an economy suffering from decades of mismanagement, turmoil from its 2011 Arab Spring popular uprising, years of militant attacks and then, the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) Vehicles pass under billboards showing Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi with Arabic which reads, "Our common goal is Egypt: our dream and hope" at a new highway in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. Egypt is in an economic crisis is partly caused by the yearlong grinding Russian invasion of Ukraine. But the conflict in Europe has also exposed the frailties of an economy suffering from decades of mismanagement, turmoil from its 2011 Arab Spring popular uprising, years of militant attacks and then, the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) People walk at a street in Old Cairo district, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023. Egypt is in an economic crisis partly caused by the yearlong grinding Russian invasion of Ukraine. But the conflict in Europe has also exposed the frailties of an economy suffering from decades of mismanagement, turmoil from its 2011 Arab Spring popular uprising, years of militant attacks and then, the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) An Egyptian buys fruits at a supermarket in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. Annual inflation reached 26.5% in January, the highest in five years, and food prices in urban areas soared 48% last month, according to official figures. But the price increases consumers see in markets and grocery stores are much steeper. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
In Egypt, government and poor struggle with troubled economy