Infrastructure
New deal may only partly ease Ethiopia-Somalia tension
Turkey has mediated a new detente between Ethiopia and Somalia, nominally ending a major regional crisis
Somalia
Serbia’s Vucic faces an increasingly implacable public
A new round of protests triggered by a deadly roof collapse reveals deep discontent among Serbs
Serbia
South Africa’s water supply crisis may fester
The country faces major water supply issues, driven by serious dysfunctions in municipal governance
South Africa
G20 cooperation continues without consensus or answers
The G20 Leaders’ Summit tried to make progress on reducing global hunger and poverty, and financing climate action
InternationalArgentina railway sale may not bring hoped-for gains
The government is planning to reprivatise a group of freight railways sold off in the 1990s and later renationalised
ArgentinaEuropean gas will be historically expensive into 2025
Gas prices have risen as trans-Siberian pipeline gas transit is set to end soon, and Gazprom cut supply to Austria’s OMV
InternationalLimited road safety progress is likely in West Africa
Road traffic accidents are a major cause of death in West Africa and have increased since 2010
West Africa
