Infrastructure
The US will not seize control of the Panama Canal
Trump’s threats towards Panama are characteristically hyperbolic and unlikely to materialise
Panama
New deal may only partly ease Ethiopia-Somalia tension
Turkey has mediated a new detente between Ethiopia and Somalia, nominally ending a major regional crisis
Somalia
Morocco’s trade with West Africa will get a boost
Rabat is signalling increased prioritisation of relations with different sub-regions in Africa
MoroccoSerbia’s Vucic faces an increasingly implacable public
A new round of protests triggered by a deadly roof collapse reveals deep discontent among Serbs
SerbiaSouth Africa’s water supply crisis may fester
The country faces major water supply issues, driven by serious dysfunctions in municipal governance
South AfricaG20 cooperation continues without consensus or answers
The G20 Leaders’ Summit tried to make progress on reducing global hunger and poverty, and financing climate action
InternationalIran’s economic ties with Afghanistan will strengthen
A government minister has highlighted the difficulty of hosting at least 4 million Afghan refugees
Iran
