Últimas Notícias - Oriente Médio e África 14/08/2020 21:00:00 After the blast, Lebanon’s prime minister quits But real change is yet to come Continue lendo... 14/08/2020 21:00:00 Alassane Ouattara gambles on a third term in Ivory Coast His reputation, and the country’s stability, are at stake Continue lendo... 14/08/2020 21:00:00 Nigeria’s demand for fancy wigs fuels a global trade Hair from everywhere adorns Nigerian heads. The posh prefer Peruvian Continue lendo... 14/08/2020 21:00:00 Some Tanzanian judges are bravely ruling against the government Others seem happy to protect executive power Continue lendo... 13/08/2020 11:57:11 In Tunisia, cradle of the Arab spring, protesters want jobs Nostalgia for the old dictatorship is growing Continue lendo... 12/08/2020 21:00:00 Israel and the UAE make their quiet affair public But the agreement to establish formal diplomatic relations, historic as it is, may not reshape the region Continue lendo... 09/08/2020 21:00:00 After the devastating explosion, Lebanon’s prime minister quits But his departure may do little to shake up the corrupt political system that caused the disaster Continue lendo... 07/08/2020 21:00:00 The challenge of mediation in Mali A short-term political deal may store up more trouble Continue lendo... 07/08/2020 21:00:00 Why Johannesburg restaurants are full of teapots Clue: it’s not about the rooibos Continue lendo... 07/08/2020 21:00:00 Africa closes in on 1m reported cases of covid-19 The true number will be much higher Continue lendo... 06/08/2020 21:00:00 Zimbabwe’s white farmers are promised a speck of compensation But it is still unclear whether it will be worth the paper it’s written on Continue lendo... 04/08/2020 21:00:00 Beirut after the blast: the crunch of glass, acrid smoke and stairs slick with blood Lebanon was in a mess even before the explosion, thanks to a squabbling, inept government Continue lendo... 31/07/2020 21:00:00 Turkey is wielding influence all over the Arab world Its muscle-flexing worries many Continue lendo... 31/07/2020 21:00:00 What it’s like to go on holiday in Dubai during a pandemic A package deal includes airfare, hotel—and funeral insurance Continue lendo... 30/07/2020 11:51:11 Africa’s skies are badly polluted But a lack of data makes it impossible to know how badly Continue lendo... 30/07/2020 11:51:11 How land disputes erupt in Ethiopia The edges of cities are often flashpoints of ethnic violence Continue lendo... 29/07/2020 21:00:00 South Africa borrows from the IMF for the first time since apartheid And it may not be the last Continue lendo... 26/07/2020 21:00:00 Saudi Arabia has put strict limits on this year’s haj The kingdom wants to avoid turning the pilgrimage into a “super-spreader event” Continue lendo... 23/07/2020 11:51:06 Can Uganda have a fair election amid covid-19? Government guidelines make it hard for the opposition to campaign Continue lendo... 23/07/2020 11:51:06 Binyamin Netanyahu boasted too soon of defeating the coronavirus With its case count rising, Israel is locking down again Continue lendo... 23/07/2020 11:51:06 Bigotry against black people poisons the Arab world, too Protests in America have shone a new light on an old problem Continue lendo... 23/07/2020 11:51:05 Why Tanzania’s statistics look fishy A country lauded for its economic growth may not be doing as well as it says Continue lendo... 23/07/2020 11:51:05 Vloggers show how to migrate illegally on a jet ski North African migrants share their adventures on YouTube Continue lendo... 17/07/2020 21:00:00 The end of the Arab world’s oil age is nigh Pain will be felt across the region Continue lendo... 17/07/2020 21:00:00 Covid-19 has throttled South Africa’s economy A groundbreaking study reveals how many people have been tossed back into penury Continue lendo... 17/07/2020 21:00:00 A charity in Burkina Faso teaches criminals to sing Finding rehabilitation, and stardom, behind bars Continue lendo... 17/07/2020 21:00:00 South Africa bans alcohol sales But it can’t stop the home-brewers Continue lendo... 09/07/2020 11:52:30 Jihadists in the Sahel threaten west Africa’s coastal states Thousands of soldiers are struggling to stem the violence Continue lendo... 09/07/2020 11:52:30 Zimbabwe’s worst economic crisis in more than a decade Its rulers blame covid-19. But they are largely at fault Continue lendo... 09/07/2020 11:52:30 A musician’s murder sparks mayhem in Ethiopia The country’s transition to democracy is at risk of being derailed Continue lendo... 09/07/2020 11:52:30 What to make of a series of odd explosions in Iran Do they augur a return to the shadow war over its nuclear programme? Continue lendo... 04/07/2020 21:00:00 A musician’s murder sparks mayhem in Ethiopia The country’s transition to democracy is at risk of being derailed Continue lendo... 02/07/2020 11:59:05 Inside the thieves’ guild in Freetown Beggars have a union in Sierra Leone; so do sex workers Continue lendo... 02/07/2020 11:59:05 Facebook has been bending to the will of Arab despots Activists are finding it hard to stay on the right side of the company’s rules Continue lendo... 02/07/2020 11:59:05 As Arab rappers challenge the old ways, despots hit back Middle Eastern rulers prefer songs without pesky lyrics Continue lendo... 02/07/2020 11:59:04 The bitter dispute over Africa’s largest dam Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan are struggling to share water Continue lendo... 02/07/2020 11:59:04 Malawi’s re-run election is a victory for democracy Brave judges, a feisty press and plucky civil society boost a hopeful trend in Africa Continue lendo... 02/07/2020 11:59:04 Locusts have hit east Africa hard Farmers, NGOs and investors are all worried. West Africa could be next Continue lendo... 25/06/2020 12:00:59 Israel weighs the future of the West Bank Talk of annexation shows how badly the peace process has failed Continue lendo... 25/06/2020 12:00:59 More African judges are standing up to governments But authoritarian rulers are fighting back Continue lendo... 25/06/2020 12:00:59 Can early intervention prevent humanitarian disasters? The UN hopes to head off crises even as they are brewing Continue lendo... 25/06/2020 12:00:59 Wealthy Africans are shopping for foreign passports If a Nigerian passport opens few doors, buy a Maltese one Continue lendo... 25/06/2020 12:00:59 An aide to Congo’s president gets 20 years for graft Vital Kamerhe says he was framed Continue lendo... 18/06/2020 11:51:18 African countries are struggling to keep track of covid-19 Not enough tests are being done to contain the virus Continue lendo... 18/06/2020 11:51:18 A court in Malawi tries to guarantee a fair election After a rigged vote was annulled, President Peter Mutharika is trying to cling to power Continue lendo... 18/06/2020 11:51:18 How winning big football matches promotes peace A study finds that when African national teams are victorious, ethnic tensions wane Continue lendo... 18/06/2020 11:51:18 A mayor is reforming Sierra Leone’s rotten property tax Other African cities should follow suit Continue lendo... 18/06/2020 11:51:18 Bashar al-Assad has no solutions to Syria’s crisis Even former loyalists are turning on the dictator. But he will not go easily Continue lendo... 12/06/2020 21:00:00 The Middle East is fighting a second wave of covid-19 Countries that thought they beat the coronavirus discover they have not Continue lendo... 11/06/2020 11:49:45 Libya’s government regains control of western Libya Taking the east will be harder Continue lendo... 11/06/2020 11:49:44 How manufacturing might take off in Africa It won’t be the same as it was in East Asia Continue lendo... 10/06/2020 21:00:00 Burundi’s outgoing president dies, possibly of covid-19 Few will mourn Pierre Nkurunziza, whose regime murdered and tortured opponents Continue lendo... 05/06/2020 21:00:00 African governments face a wall of debt repayments But many are surprisingly reluctant to accept relief Continue lendo... 04/06/2020 11:47:07 Covid-19 quietly sweeps across Yemen The authorities either cannot test for the virus—or do not want to Continue lendo... 04/06/2020 11:47:07 Binyamin Netanyahu has bought loyalty with meaningless titles But don’t tell the new minister of community empowerment and advancement Continue lendo... 04/06/2020 11:47:07 Algeria’s protest movement considers how and when to come back People are fed up with a repressive government that cannot help them Continue lendo... 04/06/2020 11:47:07 In the dry season, Nigeria’s army puts Boko Haram on the back foot But the coming rains could bog it down and let the jihadists regroup Continue lendo... 04/06/2020 11:47:07 How Ugandan feminists make themselves heard Asking nicely will not stop sexism, some say Continue lendo... 28/05/2020 11:48:00 Why African governments still hire mercenaries Professional gunmen are cheap, efficient and deniable Continue lendo... 28/05/2020 11:48:00 Burundi’s rigged election A landslide victory for the president’s hand-picked successor Continue lendo... 28/05/2020 11:48:00 The covid-19 crisis is boosting mobile money In Rwanda, transactions rose fivefold during a lockdown Continue lendo... 28/05/2020 11:48:00 Hobbyists hope to halt hunger in Lebanon by growing their own crops Expensive food is pushing people to the brink Continue lendo... 28/05/2020 11:48:00 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...
14/08/2020 21:00:00 After the blast, Lebanon’s prime minister quits But real change is yet to come Continue lendo...
14/08/2020 21:00:00 Alassane Ouattara gambles on a third term in Ivory Coast His reputation, and the country’s stability, are at stake Continue lendo...
14/08/2020 21:00:00 Nigeria’s demand for fancy wigs fuels a global trade Hair from everywhere adorns Nigerian heads. The posh prefer Peruvian Continue lendo...
14/08/2020 21:00:00 Some Tanzanian judges are bravely ruling against the government Others seem happy to protect executive power Continue lendo...
13/08/2020 11:57:11 In Tunisia, cradle of the Arab spring, protesters want jobs Nostalgia for the old dictatorship is growing Continue lendo...
12/08/2020 21:00:00 Israel and the UAE make their quiet affair public But the agreement to establish formal diplomatic relations, historic as it is, may not reshape the region Continue lendo...
09/08/2020 21:00:00 After the devastating explosion, Lebanon’s prime minister quits But his departure may do little to shake up the corrupt political system that caused the disaster Continue lendo...
07/08/2020 21:00:00 The challenge of mediation in Mali A short-term political deal may store up more trouble Continue lendo...
07/08/2020 21:00:00 Why Johannesburg restaurants are full of teapots Clue: it’s not about the rooibos Continue lendo...
07/08/2020 21:00:00 Africa closes in on 1m reported cases of covid-19 The true number will be much higher Continue lendo...
06/08/2020 21:00:00 Zimbabwe’s white farmers are promised a speck of compensation But it is still unclear whether it will be worth the paper it’s written on Continue lendo...
04/08/2020 21:00:00 Beirut after the blast: the crunch of glass, acrid smoke and stairs slick with blood Lebanon was in a mess even before the explosion, thanks to a squabbling, inept government Continue lendo...
31/07/2020 21:00:00 Turkey is wielding influence all over the Arab world Its muscle-flexing worries many Continue lendo...
31/07/2020 21:00:00 What it’s like to go on holiday in Dubai during a pandemic A package deal includes airfare, hotel—and funeral insurance Continue lendo...
30/07/2020 11:51:11 Africa’s skies are badly polluted But a lack of data makes it impossible to know how badly Continue lendo...
30/07/2020 11:51:11 How land disputes erupt in Ethiopia The edges of cities are often flashpoints of ethnic violence Continue lendo...
29/07/2020 21:00:00 South Africa borrows from the IMF for the first time since apartheid And it may not be the last Continue lendo...
26/07/2020 21:00:00 Saudi Arabia has put strict limits on this year’s haj The kingdom wants to avoid turning the pilgrimage into a “super-spreader event” Continue lendo...
23/07/2020 11:51:06 Can Uganda have a fair election amid covid-19? Government guidelines make it hard for the opposition to campaign Continue lendo...
23/07/2020 11:51:06 Binyamin Netanyahu boasted too soon of defeating the coronavirus With its case count rising, Israel is locking down again Continue lendo...
23/07/2020 11:51:06 Bigotry against black people poisons the Arab world, too Protests in America have shone a new light on an old problem Continue lendo...
23/07/2020 11:51:05 Why Tanzania’s statistics look fishy A country lauded for its economic growth may not be doing as well as it says Continue lendo...
23/07/2020 11:51:05 Vloggers show how to migrate illegally on a jet ski North African migrants share their adventures on YouTube Continue lendo...
17/07/2020 21:00:00 The end of the Arab world’s oil age is nigh Pain will be felt across the region Continue lendo...
17/07/2020 21:00:00 Covid-19 has throttled South Africa’s economy A groundbreaking study reveals how many people have been tossed back into penury Continue lendo...
17/07/2020 21:00:00 A charity in Burkina Faso teaches criminals to sing Finding rehabilitation, and stardom, behind bars Continue lendo...
17/07/2020 21:00:00 South Africa bans alcohol sales But it can’t stop the home-brewers Continue lendo...
09/07/2020 11:52:30 Jihadists in the Sahel threaten west Africa’s coastal states Thousands of soldiers are struggling to stem the violence Continue lendo...
09/07/2020 11:52:30 Zimbabwe’s worst economic crisis in more than a decade Its rulers blame covid-19. But they are largely at fault Continue lendo...
09/07/2020 11:52:30 A musician’s murder sparks mayhem in Ethiopia The country’s transition to democracy is at risk of being derailed Continue lendo...
09/07/2020 11:52:30 What to make of a series of odd explosions in Iran Do they augur a return to the shadow war over its nuclear programme? Continue lendo...
04/07/2020 21:00:00 A musician’s murder sparks mayhem in Ethiopia The country’s transition to democracy is at risk of being derailed Continue lendo...
02/07/2020 11:59:05 Inside the thieves’ guild in Freetown Beggars have a union in Sierra Leone; so do sex workers Continue lendo...
02/07/2020 11:59:05 Facebook has been bending to the will of Arab despots Activists are finding it hard to stay on the right side of the company’s rules Continue lendo...
02/07/2020 11:59:05 As Arab rappers challenge the old ways, despots hit back Middle Eastern rulers prefer songs without pesky lyrics Continue lendo...
02/07/2020 11:59:04 The bitter dispute over Africa’s largest dam Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan are struggling to share water Continue lendo...
02/07/2020 11:59:04 Malawi’s re-run election is a victory for democracy Brave judges, a feisty press and plucky civil society boost a hopeful trend in Africa Continue lendo...
02/07/2020 11:59:04 Locusts have hit east Africa hard Farmers, NGOs and investors are all worried. West Africa could be next Continue lendo...
25/06/2020 12:00:59 Israel weighs the future of the West Bank Talk of annexation shows how badly the peace process has failed Continue lendo...
25/06/2020 12:00:59 More African judges are standing up to governments But authoritarian rulers are fighting back Continue lendo...
25/06/2020 12:00:59 Can early intervention prevent humanitarian disasters? The UN hopes to head off crises even as they are brewing Continue lendo...
25/06/2020 12:00:59 Wealthy Africans are shopping for foreign passports If a Nigerian passport opens few doors, buy a Maltese one Continue lendo...
25/06/2020 12:00:59 An aide to Congo’s president gets 20 years for graft Vital Kamerhe says he was framed Continue lendo...
18/06/2020 11:51:18 African countries are struggling to keep track of covid-19 Not enough tests are being done to contain the virus Continue lendo...
18/06/2020 11:51:18 A court in Malawi tries to guarantee a fair election After a rigged vote was annulled, President Peter Mutharika is trying to cling to power Continue lendo...
18/06/2020 11:51:18 How winning big football matches promotes peace A study finds that when African national teams are victorious, ethnic tensions wane Continue lendo...
18/06/2020 11:51:18 A mayor is reforming Sierra Leone’s rotten property tax Other African cities should follow suit Continue lendo...
18/06/2020 11:51:18 Bashar al-Assad has no solutions to Syria’s crisis Even former loyalists are turning on the dictator. But he will not go easily Continue lendo...
12/06/2020 21:00:00 The Middle East is fighting a second wave of covid-19 Countries that thought they beat the coronavirus discover they have not Continue lendo...
11/06/2020 11:49:45 Libya’s government regains control of western Libya Taking the east will be harder Continue lendo...
11/06/2020 11:49:44 How manufacturing might take off in Africa It won’t be the same as it was in East Asia Continue lendo...
10/06/2020 21:00:00 Burundi’s outgoing president dies, possibly of covid-19 Few will mourn Pierre Nkurunziza, whose regime murdered and tortured opponents Continue lendo...
05/06/2020 21:00:00 African governments face a wall of debt repayments But many are surprisingly reluctant to accept relief Continue lendo...
04/06/2020 11:47:07 Covid-19 quietly sweeps across Yemen The authorities either cannot test for the virus—or do not want to Continue lendo...
04/06/2020 11:47:07 Binyamin Netanyahu has bought loyalty with meaningless titles But don’t tell the new minister of community empowerment and advancement Continue lendo...
04/06/2020 11:47:07 Algeria’s protest movement considers how and when to come back People are fed up with a repressive government that cannot help them Continue lendo...
04/06/2020 11:47:07 In the dry season, Nigeria’s army puts Boko Haram on the back foot But the coming rains could bog it down and let the jihadists regroup Continue lendo...
04/06/2020 11:47:07 How Ugandan feminists make themselves heard Asking nicely will not stop sexism, some say Continue lendo...
28/05/2020 11:48:00 Why African governments still hire mercenaries Professional gunmen are cheap, efficient and deniable Continue lendo...
28/05/2020 11:48:00 Burundi’s rigged election A landslide victory for the president’s hand-picked successor Continue lendo...
28/05/2020 11:48:00 The covid-19 crisis is boosting mobile money In Rwanda, transactions rose fivefold during a lockdown Continue lendo...
28/05/2020 11:48:00 Hobbyists hope to halt hunger in Lebanon by growing their own crops Expensive food is pushing people to the brink Continue lendo...
28/05/2020 11:48:00 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...