El Ataba market in Cairo. Egypt has succeeded in reducing births from 3.5 per woman in 2014 to 2.8 in 2021, but the government says that is not enough to address overpopulation. Photo: AFP
El Ataba market in Cairo. Egypt has succeeded in reducing births from 3.5 per woman in 2014 to 2.8 in 2021, but the government says that is not enough to address overpopulation. Photo: AFP