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A baker stacks loaves of Egyptian traditional “baladi” flatbread outside a bakery, in the Old Cairo district of Cairo, Egypt, September 8, 2022. For decades, millions of Egyptians have depended on the government to keep basic goods affordable. But a series of shocks to the global economy and Russia's invasion of Ukraine have endangered the social contract in the Middle East's most populous country, which is also the world's biggest importer of wheat. It is now grappling with double-digit inflation and a steep devaluation of its currency. (Photo by Amr Nabil/AP Photo)
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