Middle East / Africa

  • Jun 16, 2023
  • 7 min read

Limited resources will check BRICS financial clout

The BRICS group offers a different development model and has increased cross-border payments in non-US dollar currencies

International
  • Jun 15, 2023
  • 8 min read

Turkey's return to economic orthodoxy may waver

President Erdogan has indicated that he will support a return to orthodox economic policies

Turkey
  • Jun 15, 2023
  • 7 min read

Insecurity will worsen food security in West Africa

An unprecedented 40 million people this year face possible food crises across West Africa and the Sahel in coming months

West Africa
  • Jun 14, 2023
  • 7 min read

‘Sheger City’ plan will fuel Ethiopia tensions

Oromia's plans to establish a new city administration encircling the nation's capital have triggered major controversies

Ethiopia
  • Jun 14, 2023
  • 7 min read

Kuwait's political tensions will likely persist

Kuwait's polls resulted in the re-election of many former MPs, including those who self-identify as 'opposition'

Kuwait
  • Jun 13, 2023
  • 7 min read

Syria’s frozen conflict will resist normalisation

Damascus would like to leverage its renewed Arab status to restore territorial control

Syria
  • Jun 13, 2023
  • 7 min read

Ghana's ruling party faces an uphill electoral battle

The opposition National Democratic Congress has chosen former President John Mahama as its presidential nominee

Ghana
  • Jun 12, 2023
  • 14 min read

Prospects for MENA green energy transition to 2030

The green energy transition is starting to pick up speed across much of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA)

Middle East