South Sudan oil sector expansion will prove elusive

Facing a severe economic crisis, the government is again looking to the oil sector for revenue to shore up its finances

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Palestinians fear expanded Israeli settlements

Fifty years after Israel occupied the West Bank, the mosaic of competing land claims is hard to disentangle

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The challenges diamonds face, notably credit limits, oversupply, breakages and synthetics, will not be easy to overcome

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While Uganda's parliament contests presidential age limits, a proposed land reform may have equally far-reaching effects

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Total's acquisition of Kenyan onshore reserves has raised expectations of new developments in East Africa's oil sector

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The private sector's faith in Colombia as a mining destination seems to be waning and some firms are scaling back plans

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The UN and human rights organisations have warned of deepening sectarian violence in the Central African Republic (CAR)

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As international oil majors exit high-cost oil sands projects, Canadian companies are taking their place

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Prices for future oil delivery are lower than prices now, discouraging storage, cutting supply and rebalancing markets

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The decisions to legalise cannabis in Mexico and Canada highlight the massive market that US legalisation would unleash

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