Middle East / Africa

  • Sep 5
  • 2 min read

Chinese security ties with Africa will grow

Improved security relations are on the agenda of many African delegations at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation

Africa
  • Sep 5
  • 2 min read

Riyadh will try to avoid economy overheating

The IMF has positively assessed the government's efforts to recalibrate capital expenditure

Saudi Arabia
  • Sep 5
  • 2 min read

Abu Dhabi’s US green energy investment faces tests

ADNOC has a agreed a conditional deal to investment in ExxonMobil’s blue hydrogen plant in Texas

United Arab Emirates
  • Sep 5
  • 2 min read

Railway plan will boost Jordan’s balance of payments

Jordan signed agreements with the United Arab Emirates which will boost the export of phosphates and potash

Jordan
  • Sep 5
  • 2 min read

Inequality and employment development goals remain key

The ILO has highlighted that the share of total national income that is going to workers has fallen across all regions

International
  • Sep 5
  • 2 min read

South Africa energy transition faces risk of gridlock

The country has huge renewables potential but realising it effectively may pose challenges

South Africa
  • Sep 4
  • 7 min read

Turkey will aim to grow its oil and gas industry

Ankara wants to reduce its dependence on oil and gas imports, although geology may not be on its side

Turkey
  • Sep 4
  • 7 min read

Senegal's government will seek to appease Sufi orders

Senegal's new government has taken office with more distant ties to powerful Sufi religious orders than its predecessors

Senegal