Últimas Notícias - Oriente Médio e África 29/05/2020 21:00:00 Why African governments still hire mercenaries Professional gunmen are cheap, efficient and deniable Continue lendo... 29/05/2020 21:00:00 Burundi’s rigged election A landslide victory for the president’s hand-picked successor Continue lendo... 29/05/2020 21:00:00 The covid-19 crisis is boosting mobile money In Rwanda, transactions rose fivefold during a lockdown Continue lendo... 29/05/2020 21:00:00 Hobbyists hope to halt hunger in Lebanon by growing their own crops Expensive food is pushing people to the brink Continue lendo... 29/05/2020 21:00:00 The battle over state TV in Iran Come for the entertainment, stay for the propaganda Continue lendo... 22/05/2020 21:00:00 Egypt chose a looser lockdown. Its economy is still in crisis Other Arab states will face similar problems Continue lendo... 21/05/2020 11:53:05 Why Iran has the world’s best-performing stockmarket Investors don’t seem to mind sanctions, disease or a shrinking economy Continue lendo... 21/05/2020 11:53:05 How fast will Israel’s new government proceed with annexation? A period of co-operation with the Palestinians may be coming to an end Continue lendo... 21/05/2020 11:53:05 Félicien Kabuga, Africa’s most wanted man, is arrested But questions remain over how the Rwandan evaded the law for so long Continue lendo... 21/05/2020 11:53:05 Trust, slavery and the African School of Economics Leonard Wantchekon is trying to build a world-class university in Benin Continue lendo... 15/05/2020 21:00:00 Why covid-19 seems to spread more slowly in Africa Transport links are worse Continue lendo... 15/05/2020 21:00:00 Covid-19 helps ballot-dodgers in Africa Foreign election monitors are staying at home Continue lendo... 15/05/2020 21:00:00 Ethiopia is entering constitutional limbo Postponed elections may leave it without a legal government Continue lendo... 15/05/2020 21:00:00 Trouble in Bashar al-Assad’s own ranks A family feud risks dividing the Syrian president’s supporters Continue lendo... 15/05/2020 21:00:00 Friendly Jews, female bosses: Saudi TV promotes a new vision But it ignores the kingdom’s current anxieties Continue lendo... 08/05/2020 21:00:00 Why protesters firebomb banks in Lebanon The pandemic turned the Arab street quiet. It will not last Continue lendo... 08/05/2020 21:00:00 Voodoo priests recommend voodoo to stop covid-19 The god of wind can blow it away, apparently Continue lendo... 07/05/2020 11:55:42 Lacking data, many African governments make policy in the dark It is hard to help the poor if you don’t count them Continue lendo... 07/05/2020 11:55:42 African cannabis growers are on a high But their crop is not for smoking Continue lendo... 07/05/2020 11:55:41 Arab states are embracing solar power The Middle East cannot rely on oil forever Continue lendo... 01/05/2020 21:00:00 Zambia was already a case study in how not to run an economy Then came covid-19 Continue lendo... 01/05/2020 21:00:00 Separatists and Yemen’s government are at it again Ostensible allies continue to tussle over Aden Continue lendo... 01/05/2020 21:00:00 Khalifa Haftar is losing ground and lashing out in Libya The government in Tripoli has made big gains against the rebellious general Continue lendo... 01/05/2020 21:00:00 Saudi Arabia stops flogging And vows no longer to execute people for crimes committed as children Continue lendo... 30/04/2020 11:53:55 How Sudan’s warlords buy their gun trucks Despite the carmakers’ objections, it is not hard Continue lendo... 30/04/2020 11:53:55 Some African politicians risk spreading covid through quackery Most follow the science, but some have turned to herbs or prayer Continue lendo... 24/04/2020 01:00:00 Congo’s smugglers keep hustling through the coronavirus lockdown The illicit economy makes it hard to stem the spread of the disease Continue lendo... 23/04/2020 11:49:46 Migrant workers in cramped Gulf dorms fear infection Governments have been slow to help them Continue lendo... 23/04/2020 11:49:46 Israel has a new government at last And Binyamin Netanyahu has got most of what he wanted Continue lendo... 23/04/2020 11:49:46 The race to feed Africa during a pandemic There is plenty of food, but getting it to people is a challenge Continue lendo... 23/04/2020 11:49:46 Abba Kyari, who tried to clean up Nigeria, dies of covid-19 The president’s chief of staff was dismayed by the state’s decay Continue lendo... 17/04/2020 21:00:00 Saudi Arabia looks for an exit to the war in Yemen But after years of fighting, the Houthi rebels have the upper hand Continue lendo... 17/04/2020 21:00:00 Desperate Iranians are getting bad medical advice Perfumes and fruit juice are not a cure for covid-19 Continue lendo... 16/04/2020 11:47:12 What South Africa learned from AIDS Experience of a previous pandemic informs the fight against covid-19 Continue lendo... 16/04/2020 11:47:12 Covid stops many migrants sending money home Red tape makes matters worse Continue lendo... 16/04/2020 11:47:12 Arabs and Persians are battling it out—virtually Not all governments in the region are amused by a popular video game Continue lendo... 10/04/2020 21:00:00 The risk that Iraq might fall apart Covid-19, militias and a cratering economy all threaten the central state Continue lendo... 10/04/2020 21:00:00 Lebanon embraces sweatpants during the outbreak A stylish nation lets standards slip Continue lendo... 10/04/2020 21:00:00 Africa’s debt crisis hampers its fight against covid-19 Governments must choose between paying creditors or saving lives Continue lendo... 08/04/2020 21:00:00 A Saudi ceasefire provides some hope of ending the war in Yemen But the Houthi rebels don’t seem to be finished fighting Continue lendo... 08/04/2020 11:48:27 Why urban migrants understate how much they earn And why this harms rural folk Continue lendo... 08/04/2020 11:48:27 Why big farms flopped in Ethiopia Too few investors knew the land; too many deals were crooked Continue lendo... 03/04/2020 21:00:00 A chocolate factory in a conflict zone Dominique Persoone, a bad-boy chocolatier, hopes to save gorillas Continue lendo... 03/04/2020 21:00:00 Some African governments are enforcing lockdowns brutally Stay home or be whipped Continue lendo... 03/04/2020 21:00:00 A lost year in Saudi Arabia The oil crash and the pandemic have roiled plans to focus on diplomacy and growth Continue lendo... 03/04/2020 21:00:00 Why covid-19 has spread among Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Open schools and crowded prayers accelerate contagion Continue lendo... 02/04/2020 11:49:58 Mozambique’s mysterious conflict is intensifying The killing jeopardises Africa’s largest gas project Continue lendo... 25/03/2020 21:00:00 Africa is woefully ill-equipped to cope with covid-19 People cannot stay away from work if they have no money Continue lendo... 25/03/2020 21:00:00 As covid-19 spreads, Arab states are clamping down Security services spy a chance to extend their powers Continue lendo... 25/03/2020 21:00:00 Gaza, already under siege, imposes quarantine Residents respond with dark humour Continue lendo... 20/03/2020 21:00:00 How prayer is changing as a result of covid-19 Mosques are closed, sermons are shortened and communion causes anxiety Continue lendo... 19/03/2020 12:48:47 A hidden war threatens Ethiopia’s transition to democracy Abiy Ahmed’s crackdown in Oromia is bloody and lawless Continue lendo... 19/03/2020 12:48:47 Africans with disabilities are at higher risk of HIV And they are less likely to receive treatment Continue lendo... 19/03/2020 12:48:47 The toils and spoils of Congo’s crocodile-killers They threaten wildlife. But other jobs are scarce Continue lendo... 18/03/2020 21:00:00 Binyamin Netanyahu vows to protect Israel from the virus But his rival, Benny Gantz, has the first shot at forming a government Continue lendo... 13/03/2020 21:00:00 Should the World Bank fund schools that expel pregnant girls? Bankrolling bigotry is bad. So is cutting aid to the needy Continue lendo... 12/03/2020 13:15:56 The low price of oil will test governments in the Middle East and Africa With less cash to bribe the people, some strongmen will resort to repression Continue lendo... 12/03/2020 13:15:56 A ban on motorcycle taxis is causing chaos in Lagos It was supposed to ease gridlock, but made it worse Continue lendo... 12/03/2020 13:15:56 For the first time, Lebanon defaults on its debts Restructuring will be a struggle. Fixing the country’s rentier economy will be even harder Continue lendo... 11/03/2020 21:00:00 Iran has let its covid-19 outbreak get out of hand A slow response and unreliable numbers are making matters worse Continue lendo... 05/03/2020 12:55:20 Young Africans want more democracy Their ageing rulers are finding new ways to thwart them Continue lendo... 04/03/2020 21:00:00 As Turkey pounds the Syrian army, Russia wants to talk Two tetchy autocrats, one propped-up tyrant and a big bloody mess Continue lendo... 04/03/2020 21:00:00 Binyamin Netanyahu’s party has come out on top in Israel’s election But he will still struggle to form a government Continue lendo... 28/02/2020 21:00:00 Will Israel’s third election in a year at last produce a government? The polls predict more deadlock Continue lendo... 27/02/2020 21:00:00 Will an attack on Turkish troops in Syria change the course of the war? The battle for Idlib is raising fears of a big-power conflict Continue lendo... 27/02/2020 12:49:31 A growing number of Jews are voting for Arabs in Israel What many Israelis want is a party that spans the Jewish-Arab divide Continue lendo... 27/02/2020 12:49:31 Why African farmers struggle to export to the United States Seemingly generous trade terms aren’t as helpful as they appear Continue lendo... 26/02/2020 21:00:00 Hosni Mubarak, ex-despot of Egypt, died on February 25th, aged 91 Three suffocating decades in power were ended by revolt Continue lendo... 26/02/2020 21:00:00 Wise words are not enough to fix South Africa’s economy The reformist finance minister bumps up against political reality Continue lendo... 23/02/2020 21:00:00 The Iranian regime risks exacerbating the outbreak of covid-19 As the virus spreads, Iran’s ability to handle the crisis is in doubt Continue lendo... 21/02/2020 21:00:00 The Egyptian government is sending Jews mixed signals The authorities have restored an old synagogue. But do they want it filled? Continue lendo... 20/02/2020 12:49:18 How America deals with Africa, despite Donald Trump The president is not interested. American diplomats must do their best Continue lendo... 20/02/2020 12:49:18 Why young, urban or rich Africans are less likely to vote Ruling parties find it easier to corral poor, old and rural voters Continue lendo... 20/02/2020 12:49:18 Why delivering the mail in Congo is so hard No street numbers, no wages and lots of rebels Continue lendo... 20/02/2020 12:49:18 Lessons for Lebanon from its struggling neighbours Why Arab states that have gone to the IMF for help remain in crisis Continue lendo... 19/02/2020 21:00:00 South Sudan inches towards a unity government After 12 deals that did not bring peace, will the latest prove lucky? Continue lendo... 13/02/2020 12:55:53 Why the United Nations cannot end wars in the Arab world It’s not for lack of trying Continue lendo... 13/02/2020 12:55:53 Qatar, the Gulf emirate famed for openness, is silencing critics The emir is threatening those at home who stir up dissent Continue lendo... 13/02/2020 12:55:53 Secular Israelis on buses strike a blow for religious freedom Transport on the Sabbath could have implications for Israel’s election Continue lendo... 13/02/2020 12:55:53 One law for the mighty in Kenya The country’s leaders make a mere show of holding wrongdoers to account Continue lendo... 12/02/2020 21:00:00 Omar al-Bashir, Sudan’s ex-dictator, could at last face justice The ICC accuses him of genocide. Sudan may even let him be tried Continue lendo... 07/02/2020 21:00:00 Félix Tshisekedi has accomplished little in Congo The president is still stuck in a struggle for power with his predecessor Continue lendo... 06/02/2020 12:51:49 More Africans are marrying spouses of different ethnicities Education and urbanisation are only part of the explanation Continue lendo... 06/02/2020 12:51:49 A historic day for Malawi’s democracy For only the second time in African history, judges nullify a flawed general election Continue lendo... 06/02/2020 12:51:49 The Houthi model of government It looks a lot like that of Iran Continue lendo... 05/02/2020 21:00:00 The legacy of Daniel arap Moi still haunts Kenya The former strongman was responsible for repression, corruption and ethnic favouritism Continue lendo... 03/02/2020 21:00:00 A historic day for Malawi’s democracy For only the second time in African history judges nullify a flawed general election Continue lendo... 30/01/2020 13:29:20 Muqtada al-Sadr, Iraq’s most volatile cleric, stakes his claim to power But plenty of obstacles lie in his path Continue lendo... 30/01/2020 13:29:20 How a Ugandan hospital delivers health insurance through burial groups The insured are healthier, and their finances are too Continue lendo... 30/01/2020 13:29:20 East Africa is reeling from an invasion of locusts Prescient warnings failed to prevent the crisis Continue lendo... 29/01/2020 21:00:00 Donald Trump gives Israel the green light to annex occupied lands His proposal may not bring peace, but could still have a lasting effect on the conflict Continue lendo... 24/01/2020 21:00:00 Boris Johnson woos Africa A post-Brexit Britain will need friends Continue lendo... 24/01/2020 21:00:00 What 700,000 leaked documents reveal about Africa’s richest woman Isabel dos Santos faces charges at home and investigations abroad Continue lendo... 24/01/2020 21:00:00 Did Saudi Arabia’s crown prince hack the Amazon king? Muhammad bin Salman has gone after journalists, dissidents—and now, perhaps, the world’s richest man Continue lendo... 23/01/2020 12:56:54 One first lady is dead in Lesotho. Another has fled Belated efforts to solve a murder have plunged Lesotho into chaos Continue lendo... 23/01/2020 12:56:54 Khalifa Haftar, the Libyan warlord, is not interested in compromise And he’s under no pressure from his main foreign backer to make peace Continue lendo... 17/01/2020 21:00:00 How to get beer around Congo, a country with hardly any roads A journey up the Congo river Continue lendo... 16/01/2020 13:35:17 The new sultan of Oman hopes to lead as well as the last one But he will face plenty of challenges Continue lendo... 16/01/2020 13:35:17 Ethiopia embraces the power of positive thinking But reframing poverty as a state of mind may not solve it Continue lendo... 15/01/2020 21:00:00 Iran’s leaders risk being overwhelmed by crises they created The regime is facing pressure at home and from abroad Continue lendo...
29/05/2020 21:00:00 Why African governments still hire mercenaries Professional gunmen are cheap, efficient and deniable Continue lendo...
29/05/2020 21:00:00 Burundi’s rigged election A landslide victory for the president’s hand-picked successor Continue lendo...
29/05/2020 21:00:00 The covid-19 crisis is boosting mobile money In Rwanda, transactions rose fivefold during a lockdown Continue lendo...
29/05/2020 21:00:00 Hobbyists hope to halt hunger in Lebanon by growing their own crops Expensive food is pushing people to the brink Continue lendo...
29/05/2020 21:00:00 The battle over state TV in Iran Come for the entertainment, stay for the propaganda Continue lendo...
22/05/2020 21:00:00 Egypt chose a looser lockdown. Its economy is still in crisis Other Arab states will face similar problems Continue lendo...
21/05/2020 11:53:05 Why Iran has the world’s best-performing stockmarket Investors don’t seem to mind sanctions, disease or a shrinking economy Continue lendo...
21/05/2020 11:53:05 How fast will Israel’s new government proceed with annexation? A period of co-operation with the Palestinians may be coming to an end Continue lendo...
21/05/2020 11:53:05 Félicien Kabuga, Africa’s most wanted man, is arrested But questions remain over how the Rwandan evaded the law for so long Continue lendo...
21/05/2020 11:53:05 Trust, slavery and the African School of Economics Leonard Wantchekon is trying to build a world-class university in Benin Continue lendo...
15/05/2020 21:00:00 Why covid-19 seems to spread more slowly in Africa Transport links are worse Continue lendo...
15/05/2020 21:00:00 Covid-19 helps ballot-dodgers in Africa Foreign election monitors are staying at home Continue lendo...
15/05/2020 21:00:00 Ethiopia is entering constitutional limbo Postponed elections may leave it without a legal government Continue lendo...
15/05/2020 21:00:00 Trouble in Bashar al-Assad’s own ranks A family feud risks dividing the Syrian president’s supporters Continue lendo...
15/05/2020 21:00:00 Friendly Jews, female bosses: Saudi TV promotes a new vision But it ignores the kingdom’s current anxieties Continue lendo...
08/05/2020 21:00:00 Why protesters firebomb banks in Lebanon The pandemic turned the Arab street quiet. It will not last Continue lendo...
08/05/2020 21:00:00 Voodoo priests recommend voodoo to stop covid-19 The god of wind can blow it away, apparently Continue lendo...
07/05/2020 11:55:42 Lacking data, many African governments make policy in the dark It is hard to help the poor if you don’t count them Continue lendo...
07/05/2020 11:55:42 African cannabis growers are on a high But their crop is not for smoking Continue lendo...
07/05/2020 11:55:41 Arab states are embracing solar power The Middle East cannot rely on oil forever Continue lendo...
01/05/2020 21:00:00 Zambia was already a case study in how not to run an economy Then came covid-19 Continue lendo...
01/05/2020 21:00:00 Separatists and Yemen’s government are at it again Ostensible allies continue to tussle over Aden Continue lendo...
01/05/2020 21:00:00 Khalifa Haftar is losing ground and lashing out in Libya The government in Tripoli has made big gains against the rebellious general Continue lendo...
01/05/2020 21:00:00 Saudi Arabia stops flogging And vows no longer to execute people for crimes committed as children Continue lendo...
30/04/2020 11:53:55 How Sudan’s warlords buy their gun trucks Despite the carmakers’ objections, it is not hard Continue lendo...
30/04/2020 11:53:55 Some African politicians risk spreading covid through quackery Most follow the science, but some have turned to herbs or prayer Continue lendo...
24/04/2020 01:00:00 Congo’s smugglers keep hustling through the coronavirus lockdown The illicit economy makes it hard to stem the spread of the disease Continue lendo...
23/04/2020 11:49:46 Migrant workers in cramped Gulf dorms fear infection Governments have been slow to help them Continue lendo...
23/04/2020 11:49:46 Israel has a new government at last And Binyamin Netanyahu has got most of what he wanted Continue lendo...
23/04/2020 11:49:46 The race to feed Africa during a pandemic There is plenty of food, but getting it to people is a challenge Continue lendo...
23/04/2020 11:49:46 Abba Kyari, who tried to clean up Nigeria, dies of covid-19 The president’s chief of staff was dismayed by the state’s decay Continue lendo...
17/04/2020 21:00:00 Saudi Arabia looks for an exit to the war in Yemen But after years of fighting, the Houthi rebels have the upper hand Continue lendo...
17/04/2020 21:00:00 Desperate Iranians are getting bad medical advice Perfumes and fruit juice are not a cure for covid-19 Continue lendo...
16/04/2020 11:47:12 What South Africa learned from AIDS Experience of a previous pandemic informs the fight against covid-19 Continue lendo...
16/04/2020 11:47:12 Covid stops many migrants sending money home Red tape makes matters worse Continue lendo...
16/04/2020 11:47:12 Arabs and Persians are battling it out—virtually Not all governments in the region are amused by a popular video game Continue lendo...
10/04/2020 21:00:00 The risk that Iraq might fall apart Covid-19, militias and a cratering economy all threaten the central state Continue lendo...
10/04/2020 21:00:00 Lebanon embraces sweatpants during the outbreak A stylish nation lets standards slip Continue lendo...
10/04/2020 21:00:00 Africa’s debt crisis hampers its fight against covid-19 Governments must choose between paying creditors or saving lives Continue lendo...
08/04/2020 21:00:00 A Saudi ceasefire provides some hope of ending the war in Yemen But the Houthi rebels don’t seem to be finished fighting Continue lendo...
08/04/2020 11:48:27 Why urban migrants understate how much they earn And why this harms rural folk Continue lendo...
08/04/2020 11:48:27 Why big farms flopped in Ethiopia Too few investors knew the land; too many deals were crooked Continue lendo...
03/04/2020 21:00:00 A chocolate factory in a conflict zone Dominique Persoone, a bad-boy chocolatier, hopes to save gorillas Continue lendo...
03/04/2020 21:00:00 Some African governments are enforcing lockdowns brutally Stay home or be whipped Continue lendo...
03/04/2020 21:00:00 A lost year in Saudi Arabia The oil crash and the pandemic have roiled plans to focus on diplomacy and growth Continue lendo...
03/04/2020 21:00:00 Why covid-19 has spread among Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Open schools and crowded prayers accelerate contagion Continue lendo...
02/04/2020 11:49:58 Mozambique’s mysterious conflict is intensifying The killing jeopardises Africa’s largest gas project Continue lendo...
25/03/2020 21:00:00 Africa is woefully ill-equipped to cope with covid-19 People cannot stay away from work if they have no money Continue lendo...
25/03/2020 21:00:00 As covid-19 spreads, Arab states are clamping down Security services spy a chance to extend their powers Continue lendo...
25/03/2020 21:00:00 Gaza, already under siege, imposes quarantine Residents respond with dark humour Continue lendo...
20/03/2020 21:00:00 How prayer is changing as a result of covid-19 Mosques are closed, sermons are shortened and communion causes anxiety Continue lendo...
19/03/2020 12:48:47 A hidden war threatens Ethiopia’s transition to democracy Abiy Ahmed’s crackdown in Oromia is bloody and lawless Continue lendo...
19/03/2020 12:48:47 Africans with disabilities are at higher risk of HIV And they are less likely to receive treatment Continue lendo...
19/03/2020 12:48:47 The toils and spoils of Congo’s crocodile-killers They threaten wildlife. But other jobs are scarce Continue lendo...
18/03/2020 21:00:00 Binyamin Netanyahu vows to protect Israel from the virus But his rival, Benny Gantz, has the first shot at forming a government Continue lendo...
13/03/2020 21:00:00 Should the World Bank fund schools that expel pregnant girls? Bankrolling bigotry is bad. So is cutting aid to the needy Continue lendo...
12/03/2020 13:15:56 The low price of oil will test governments in the Middle East and Africa With less cash to bribe the people, some strongmen will resort to repression Continue lendo...
12/03/2020 13:15:56 A ban on motorcycle taxis is causing chaos in Lagos It was supposed to ease gridlock, but made it worse Continue lendo...
12/03/2020 13:15:56 For the first time, Lebanon defaults on its debts Restructuring will be a struggle. Fixing the country’s rentier economy will be even harder Continue lendo...
11/03/2020 21:00:00 Iran has let its covid-19 outbreak get out of hand A slow response and unreliable numbers are making matters worse Continue lendo...
05/03/2020 12:55:20 Young Africans want more democracy Their ageing rulers are finding new ways to thwart them Continue lendo...
04/03/2020 21:00:00 As Turkey pounds the Syrian army, Russia wants to talk Two tetchy autocrats, one propped-up tyrant and a big bloody mess Continue lendo...
04/03/2020 21:00:00 Binyamin Netanyahu’s party has come out on top in Israel’s election But he will still struggle to form a government Continue lendo...
28/02/2020 21:00:00 Will Israel’s third election in a year at last produce a government? The polls predict more deadlock Continue lendo...
27/02/2020 21:00:00 Will an attack on Turkish troops in Syria change the course of the war? The battle for Idlib is raising fears of a big-power conflict Continue lendo...
27/02/2020 12:49:31 A growing number of Jews are voting for Arabs in Israel What many Israelis want is a party that spans the Jewish-Arab divide Continue lendo...
27/02/2020 12:49:31 Why African farmers struggle to export to the United States Seemingly generous trade terms aren’t as helpful as they appear Continue lendo...
26/02/2020 21:00:00 Hosni Mubarak, ex-despot of Egypt, died on February 25th, aged 91 Three suffocating decades in power were ended by revolt Continue lendo...
26/02/2020 21:00:00 Wise words are not enough to fix South Africa’s economy The reformist finance minister bumps up against political reality Continue lendo...
23/02/2020 21:00:00 The Iranian regime risks exacerbating the outbreak of covid-19 As the virus spreads, Iran’s ability to handle the crisis is in doubt Continue lendo...
21/02/2020 21:00:00 The Egyptian government is sending Jews mixed signals The authorities have restored an old synagogue. But do they want it filled? Continue lendo...
20/02/2020 12:49:18 How America deals with Africa, despite Donald Trump The president is not interested. American diplomats must do their best Continue lendo...
20/02/2020 12:49:18 Why young, urban or rich Africans are less likely to vote Ruling parties find it easier to corral poor, old and rural voters Continue lendo...
20/02/2020 12:49:18 Why delivering the mail in Congo is so hard No street numbers, no wages and lots of rebels Continue lendo...
20/02/2020 12:49:18 Lessons for Lebanon from its struggling neighbours Why Arab states that have gone to the IMF for help remain in crisis Continue lendo...
19/02/2020 21:00:00 South Sudan inches towards a unity government After 12 deals that did not bring peace, will the latest prove lucky? Continue lendo...
13/02/2020 12:55:53 Why the United Nations cannot end wars in the Arab world It’s not for lack of trying Continue lendo...
13/02/2020 12:55:53 Qatar, the Gulf emirate famed for openness, is silencing critics The emir is threatening those at home who stir up dissent Continue lendo...
13/02/2020 12:55:53 Secular Israelis on buses strike a blow for religious freedom Transport on the Sabbath could have implications for Israel’s election Continue lendo...
13/02/2020 12:55:53 One law for the mighty in Kenya The country’s leaders make a mere show of holding wrongdoers to account Continue lendo...
12/02/2020 21:00:00 Omar al-Bashir, Sudan’s ex-dictator, could at last face justice The ICC accuses him of genocide. Sudan may even let him be tried Continue lendo...
07/02/2020 21:00:00 Félix Tshisekedi has accomplished little in Congo The president is still stuck in a struggle for power with his predecessor Continue lendo...
06/02/2020 12:51:49 More Africans are marrying spouses of different ethnicities Education and urbanisation are only part of the explanation Continue lendo...
06/02/2020 12:51:49 A historic day for Malawi’s democracy For only the second time in African history, judges nullify a flawed general election Continue lendo...
06/02/2020 12:51:49 The Houthi model of government It looks a lot like that of Iran Continue lendo...
05/02/2020 21:00:00 The legacy of Daniel arap Moi still haunts Kenya The former strongman was responsible for repression, corruption and ethnic favouritism Continue lendo...
03/02/2020 21:00:00 A historic day for Malawi’s democracy For only the second time in African history judges nullify a flawed general election Continue lendo...
30/01/2020 13:29:20 Muqtada al-Sadr, Iraq’s most volatile cleric, stakes his claim to power But plenty of obstacles lie in his path Continue lendo...
30/01/2020 13:29:20 How a Ugandan hospital delivers health insurance through burial groups The insured are healthier, and their finances are too Continue lendo...
30/01/2020 13:29:20 East Africa is reeling from an invasion of locusts Prescient warnings failed to prevent the crisis Continue lendo...
29/01/2020 21:00:00 Donald Trump gives Israel the green light to annex occupied lands His proposal may not bring peace, but could still have a lasting effect on the conflict Continue lendo...
24/01/2020 21:00:00 Boris Johnson woos Africa A post-Brexit Britain will need friends Continue lendo...
24/01/2020 21:00:00 What 700,000 leaked documents reveal about Africa’s richest woman Isabel dos Santos faces charges at home and investigations abroad Continue lendo...
24/01/2020 21:00:00 Did Saudi Arabia’s crown prince hack the Amazon king? Muhammad bin Salman has gone after journalists, dissidents—and now, perhaps, the world’s richest man Continue lendo...
23/01/2020 12:56:54 One first lady is dead in Lesotho. Another has fled Belated efforts to solve a murder have plunged Lesotho into chaos Continue lendo...
23/01/2020 12:56:54 Khalifa Haftar, the Libyan warlord, is not interested in compromise And he’s under no pressure from his main foreign backer to make peace Continue lendo...
17/01/2020 21:00:00 How to get beer around Congo, a country with hardly any roads A journey up the Congo river Continue lendo...
16/01/2020 13:35:17 The new sultan of Oman hopes to lead as well as the last one But he will face plenty of challenges Continue lendo...
16/01/2020 13:35:17 Ethiopia embraces the power of positive thinking But reframing poverty as a state of mind may not solve it Continue lendo...
15/01/2020 21:00:00 Iran’s leaders risk being overwhelmed by crises they created The regime is facing pressure at home and from abroad Continue lendo...