Middle East / Africa
Tunisia will diversify foreign ties
While maintaining longstanding ties with Europe, Tunis is seeking broader relations across the Global South
TunisiaKuwait’s economy will contract again in 2024
Preliminary data indicates that Kuwait’s economy contracted in 2023
KuwaitJunta may put pressure on Burkina Faso mining sector
Junta leader Ibrahim Traore has threatened to remove licences from Western mining operators
Burkina FasoQatar will act as a balancing actor within the GCC
The exchange of ambassadors with Bahrain marks the end of the GCC boycott of Qatar
QatarCongo will use conflict minerals to discredit Rwanda
The government accuses neighbouring Rwanda of using conflict in eastern DRC to profit from the illegal minerals trade
Congo-KinshasaIraq can do little to stop Turkish incursions
Baghdad broke its silence and denounced a recent spike in Turkish military activity in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
IraqIran’s new president will face challenges from MPs
Iran’s president-elect will be inaugurated on July 30
IranUN rights concerns will have little impact in Libya
The UN has honed in on the worrying treatment of migrants
Libya
