Grassroots Sudanese initiatives will face new pressure

A focus on military conflict in Khartoum obscures the role of local civilian organisations, especially in the provinces

Article

Saudi leadership will modernise but uphold religion

The leadership will uphold the state’s religious identity, even as it undercuts the authority of religious bodies.

Article

In its third cycle of peace negotiations with Colombia’s largest guerrilla group, the government has secured a ceasefire

Article

The Taliban government has gone a long way in implementing its ban on opium cultivation

Article

Malian authorities have demanded that the UN peacekeeping mission in the country, MINUSMA, be withdrawn

Article

The political climate looks set to get stormier as next year’s general election draws closer

Article

Oromia's plans to establish a new city administration encircling the nation's capital have triggered major controversies

Article

Migrants to Costa Rica face numerous challenges that the government shows little interest in alleviating

Article

Multilateral and regional approaches have been a long-term failure

Article

Beijing’s treatment of Muslims in Xinjiang is complicating foreign relations and putting pressure on companies

Article