North Africa
RUSSIA: 'Far abroad' policy becomes proactive
Relations with Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and Latin America are assuming greater importance in...
RussiaGULF STATES/MAGHREB: Regional investment set to grow
The Middle East has witnessed a renewed wave of oil surplus recycling in recent years. Growing...
Gulf StatesAFRICA: Airline industries face rising pressures
The dismal state of air transport in Africa reflects the continent's overall economic...
AfricaPROSPECTS 2006: US focus on Islam risks Sahel security
Although Islamism is not particularly strong in the region, governments in some of the Sahel...
United StatesEU/MIDDLE EAST: Euro-Med summit divided over terror
EU High Representative for CFSP Javier Solana today downplayed the absence of eight out of ten...
EuINTERNATIONAL: Dollar's oil role may erode
The dollar remains the dominant international reserve currency and major oil exporters hold most...
InternationalWEST AFRICA: Pressure on Africa-EU migration will grow
Thirteen illegal immigrants were killed by security forces while trying to gain access to Spanish...
West AfricaBALKANS: Romania could harbour second H5N1 outbreak
Following Saturday's confirmation by a UK laboratory that dead ducks in a Romanian village were...
Balkans
