Middle East / Africa

  • Jul 7, 2023
  • 7 min read

Yemen's Huthis will have little interest in compromise

The Huthis in Sana'a have maintained effective and unified territorial control throughout their years in power

Yemen
  • Jul 7, 2023
  • 12 min read

Policy is key to managing existential risk of AI

The sophistication of ChatGPT has fuelled concerns about global large-scale risks of human-competitive AI

International
  • Jul 5, 2023
  • 7 min read

Turkey-Europe economic and business ties will weaken

Europe is Turkey’s main trade, capital flows and tourism partner

Turkey
  • Jul 5, 2023
  • 7 min read

Omani fiscal plans will depend on social impact

Positive economic trends will give the government space to build the country’s long-term fiscal resilience

Oman
  • Jul 5, 2023
  • 7 min read

Mauritania's elite will suppress racial tensions

Recent protests have highlighted deep-seated racial tensions pervading Mauritania's politics and society

Mauritania
  • Jul 4, 2023
  • 7 min read

Tanzania faces foreign investment controversies

A deal for the development of Dar es Salaam port has dredged up deep-seated anxieties about foreign investment

Tanzania
  • Jul 3, 2023
  • 7 min read

Gabon's Bongo is poised for re-election

Gabon will on August 26 hold presidential, legislative and local elections

Gabon
  • Jul 3, 2023
  • 7 min read

FATF will strengthen its international recommendations

Three more countries, Cameroon, Croatia and Vietnam, were added to the FATF’s 'grey list' in June

International