"The pace of random growth of villages is stronger than the state, although the development pace of a state should be faster than population growth," President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said. "When I took over responsibility, sanitation projects in Upper Egypt recorded 12 percent [of total Upper Egypt development projects], and now they represent 25 percent; by the end of June 2018, they will reach 40 percent," he added. "Our efforts to face population growth are substandard, and the issue is not regulated by law, so the media must work with us, and we must act intensively on family planning," Sisi mentioned. "Population growth is a big issue and is a challenge no less dangerous than the challenge of terrorism," he said. Sisi said that Egypt is considering laws to curb population growth in the country.

Source: Egypt Independent May 02, 2017 11:26 UTC