Middle East / Africa

Negotiations between Niger's military authorities and the ECOWAS regional bloc over normalisation have intensified

A rocky decade has seen the re-emergence of anti-sectarian activism, especially in Beirut

Oil production has been relatively stable after years of fluctuations and disruptions

The president has delivered a long-awaited bill that aims to expand massively access to healthcare

Baku and Yerevan are upgrading their militaries by increasing their imports of arms from a growing range of suppliers

President Umaro Sissoco Embalo dissolved parliament following what he alleged to be a coup attempt

Despite a resurgence in Asian LNG demand, gas markets look well supplied amid warm winter temperatures

A controversial deal for an Ethiopian naval base on Somaliland's coast may have major domestic and regional implications