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Female taxi drivers could soon be plying the streets of Cairo, carting their female passengers from point A to point B. Pink Taxi Egypt, a new initiative, wants to make female passengers feel safer while using cabs in the city, but it has already faced criticism.

A market of over 600 million people with a combined gross domestic product of more than $1- trillion will be created with the launch of the Tripartite Free Trade Area in June. It will link consumers across Africa, from Egypt to South Africa.

For the past five years, the focus of the Cape Town to Cairo trek has been Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5. This year, mother and child health will still be a priority, with a shift towards the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. More innovative solutions are expected.