Middle East / Africa
Protests in Syria’s Suweida will have little impact
The province had grown increasingly restive since 2023
SyriaWest African chiefs will wield political influence
Politicians and parties across West Africa have sought to mobilise the support of customary chiefly authorities
West AfricaLebanon’s Hezbollah is still betting on deterrence
Since Israel's push into Rafah, Hezbollah has intensified its attacks against northern Israel, risking an all-out war
LebanonGhana may resist regional democratic backsliding
Ghana increasingly stands out as a stable democracy in a region marred by democratic backsliding and coups
GhanaEgypt's efforts to digitise the economy will be slow
The government wants to accelerate the country’s digitisation and to position it as a global transit hub for data
EgyptIran's presidential election to yield little change
The inclusion of a reformist candidate is intended to reverse a long-running trend of disengagement among voters
IranEthnic fractures may intensify in Sudan’s ‘Two Areas’
Sudan’s civil war is creating a humanitarian disaster and intensifying ethnic cleavages in Blue Nile and South Kordofan
SudanTurkey would not benefit from BRICS membership
Ankara says it wants to join BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, but doubts over the likely benefits remain
Turkey
