Middle East / Africa

President Azali Assoumani suffered wounds in a knife attack

The government, despite its technocratic credentials, faces severe challenges to diversify the economy away from oil

A planned upgrade of Angola's Lobito Corridor may now be expanded to the Indian Ocean

Beijing sought to underscore its commitment to Africa during its flagship China-Africa development conference

Iraq and the United States appear to be in the midst of finalising agreements on reconfiguring the US presence in Iraq

Washington says it wants Africa to have two permanent seats on the UN Security Council

Israel undertook a major ground operation to eliminate an Iranian weapons facility in Syria

Ankara has condemned growing defence cooperation between Nicosia and Washington