Middle East / Africa

  • Nov 3, 2023
  • 7 min read

Russia will seek to benefit from the Israel-Hamas war

Moscow is engaged in intensive diplomacy over the Gaza conflict, but without any substantive impact on the ground

Russia
  • Nov 3, 2023
  • 7 min read

Seabed mining to advance despite climate risks

The green transition and geopolitical risks to mineral supply chains will intensify seabed mining

International
  • Nov 2, 2023
  • 7 min read

Qatar’s diversification plans will lag regional rivals

Qatar’s attempts to diversify its economy and build a non-gas private sector have been impeded by its gas dependency

Qatar
  • Nov 2, 2023
  • 7 min read

South Africa’s demographic shifts will alter politics

With less than a year to elections, a new census sketches a changing South Africa

South Africa
  • Nov 1, 2023
  • 7 min read

Palestinian Hamas will fight hard in Gaza

As Israel’s ground offensive swings into action, questions over both sides’ endgames have become more pressing

Palestinians
  • Nov 1, 2023
  • 7 min read

Ethiopia’s Tigray region faces divisions and dilemmas

A year on from the end of the war, uncertainty about the future is creating turbulence in Tigray region

Ethiopia
  • Oct 31, 2023
  • 7 min read

Gaza war will hit non-oil Middle East economies hard

The Gaza war has cut tourist numbers and pushed up energy costs, negatively affecting fiscal and current accounts

Middle East
  • Oct 31, 2023
  • 7 min read

Somali economic reforms will extend beyond debt relief

The government continues to make slow progress on economic reforms, despite the many challenges the country faces

Somalia