(FILES) A picture taken on October 21, 2017, shows the highway gates to the New Alamein City, situated about 100 kilometres (62 miles) west of the northern city of Alexandria. African leaders will meet in Egypt on October 2, 2026 for a business summit that Cairo hopes will bolster its clout across the continent. The inaugural three-day Alamein Africa Forum is part of Egypt's push to reassert itself in a continent where China and Gulf states, particularly the United Arab Emirates, have emerged as major players. (Photo by KHALED DESOUKI / AFP via Getty Images)