Egypt’s situation is in serious risk of paralysing the
little that is still working in the country. And it is also moving fast towards
a dead end. It is time to realise that a repetition of the Algeria’s crisis of
the early nineties is now becoming a real possibility. One should remember the very
high costs that Algerian crisis brought in, during so many years, both in terms
of human suffering and underdevelopment. The Egyptian leadership has to be able to rise
to the very dramatic challenge that the country faces, be able to talk sense to
the nation and propose a way forward that is as inclusive as possible.
If that is not the case, Egypt will move closer to violent
unrest.
