Middle East / Africa

  • Sep 12
  • 2 min read

Jordan’s king will retain ultimate power

The Islamist opposition made significant gains in the parliamentary election but does not have a majority

Jordan
  • Sep 12
  • 2 min read

Bahrain will seek further partial privatisations

Bahrain has agreed a deal for BlackRock to acquire a minority stake its oil pipeline company

Bahrain
  • Sep 12
  • 2 min read

Embalo's Guinea-Bissau announcement may not be final

President Umaro Sissoco Embalo yesterday announced his decision not to run for re-election

Guinea-Bissau
  • Sep 11
  • 6 min read

Egypt’s green hydrogen industry is taking off

Recent project announcements suggest that the green hydrogen industry is overcoming initial deficiencies in planning

Egypt
  • Sep 11
  • 7 min read

Mali's junta may not compromise in northern conflict

The aftermath of the July 27 Tinzaouatene ambush has seen airstrikes, tensions with Algiers and rebel alliance-building

Mali
  • Sep 11
  • 2 min read

Kenya airport furore exposes government’s weakness

Plans to bring a foreign operator in to manage Nairobi’s airport have encountered fierce opposition

Kenya
  • Sep 11
  • 2 min read

Reopening Iran’s nuclear talks will face challenges

The belief by Western powers that Iran has supplied missiles to Russia has resulted in further sanctions

Iran
  • Sep 11
  • 2 min read

North-east Nigeria’s humanitarian crisis may worsen

A major dam has burst following torrential rains, flooding Maiduguri, north-eastern Nigeria's largest city

Nigeria