For the third day in a row, Manshiat Nasr residents are demonstrating the government’s action of displacing them in favor of a big Arab real estate developer,calling on the government to provide them with alternative housing for the ones they have been displaced from. One of the residents said the government didn’t provide all the residents with decent houses and the houses it provides do not meet the large number of people the government aims to displace. A Manshiat Nasr resident said that the number of units available is 17,000 units, which is not enough, as, according to the UN, the total number of residents displaced are about 800,000. He added the government has already had a grant from the German Technical Cooperation Agency (GTZ) and the European Union (EU) to develop Manshiat Nasr, estimated at EGP 1bn, but the area is still undeveloped. In addition, they will form a popular committee to defend their rights and follow up the case with the court.

Source: Daily News Egypt May 15, 2017 07:07 UTC