Middle East / Africa
Somalia seeks to downgrade UN political mission
Somalia has asked the UN Security Council to terminate the mandate of the UN political mission to the country
SomaliaYemenis face little prospects of major relief
Amid worsening climate impacts and competing demand for aid globally, Yemen's humanitarian situation is stagnating
YemenChad's flawed polls may bring little foreign criticism
According to provisional results, President Mahamat Idriss Deby has overwhelmingly won Chad's presidential election
ChadBahrain will tightly control pro-Palestinian activity
Domestic tensions are running high as the government pushes back against protests linked to the Gaza war
BahrainMozambique shifts from succession to electoral mode
After a tense contest, the ruling party has chosen a presidential candidate who looks virtually assured of victory
MozambiqueMorocco will struggle to lift growth rates
The agriculture sector is weighing on the country's economic outlook
MoroccoAttracting investment may prove difficult in Nigeria
The ratings agency Fitch has revised Nigeria's credit rating upwards despite the uneven implementation of major reforms
NigeriaSyria’s Islamic State legacy problem could go critical
Five years after the ‘caliphate’ collapsed, Syria’s Al-Hol camp remains ‘a blot on humanity’s conscience’
Syria
