Middle East & Africa
With Peace and Accountability, Oil and Agriculture Can Support Early Recovery in South Sudan
Economic recovery has stalled in South Sudan amid a multitude of crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic, climate shocks and dwindling oil production, and most...
China and the Middle East: Heading into Choppy Waters
China could be entering choppy Middle Eastern waters. Multiple crises and conflicts will likely shape its relations with the region’s major powers, including Saudi...
Victoria Nuland visits Djibouti, Mozambique and Nigeria, Pledges US$40 million to Support Mozambique
Reports monitored from the U.S. Department of State, Deutsche Welle and Rádio Moçambique have shown that the United States would be assisting with a...
Why Africa Comes Under Critical Review at St. Petersburg Forum
With more than 2,700 business representatives and business leaders from about 90 different countries confirmed their participation in the landmark St. Petersburg International Economic...
Recognising Israel: Any Asian volunteers?
The question for Saudi Arabia and Pakistan is not whether either country will recognise Israel but when and who will go first.
For the past...
The West Gives Ukraine What It Denied to Libya
Since the start of the Ukrainian conflict more than 6 million refugees have left Ukraine in search of a better life in Europe. Most...
Mozambique Readies to Join United Nations’ Security Council
The United Nations' Security Council report says that with Mozambique joining Gabon and Ghana on the Security Council, the three African members (A3) are...
New development projects for Mozambique
The World Bank, one of the five international organizations that make leveraged loans to developing countries, has began this June the process of public...
The India-Gulf Spat: Protagonists in glass houses
Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al-Baqr, a man known for his pithy retorts, pretended to quiver in his pants. Hindu nationalists had called for a...
West African Leaders Still Concern About French-Speaking Republics’ Transition to Constitutional Rule
The West African military leaders in the republics of Burkina Faso, Mali and Guinea are dragging their feet and adamant to restoring democracy and...