Middle East / Africa

  • Oct 20, 2023
  • 7 min read

US Democrats may put votes at risk over Israel support

Addressing the nation last night, President Joe Biden linked the need to support Israel with reasons to help Ukraine

United States
  • Oct 20, 2023
  • 6 min read

Kuwaiti-Iraqi tensions will fester

An unexpected decision by Iraq’s supreme court to annul a bilateral maritime agreement has escalated bilateral tensions

Kuwait
  • Oct 20, 2023
  • 7 min read

Opposition repression will poison Chad reconciliation

Today marks the one-year anniversary of the violent suppression of major opposition demonstrations

Chad
  • Oct 19, 2023
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Risks of a Lebanon-Israel escalation are rising

A second front has, on balance, become the more likely scenario

Lebanon
  • Oct 19, 2023
  • 7 min read

Debt deal improves the outlook for Zambia

Debt restructuring negotiations with private creditors have commenced following a deal struck over official debt

Zambia
  • Oct 18, 2023
  • 7 min read

Insecurity will drive Burkinabe junta radicalisation

The junta on October 15 commemorated the anniversary of the assassination of Thomas Sankara

Burkina Faso
  • Oct 18, 2023
  • 7 min read

Reconstruction of Libya's Derna will be difficult

More than a month after the floods in the city of Derna, there is little progress in rebuilding the city

Libya
  • Oct 17, 2023
  • 7 min read

East Africa faces tough questions over AFCON 2027

East Africa is set to hold its first African Cup of Nations in over 50 years

East Africa