The Red Sea and Strait of Hormuz are no longer just trade routes but litmus tests for how the world responds to overlapping security, economic and political shocks.

The substantial fiscal adjustment frontloaded in the 2025 budget and the balanced budget target for 2026 onward are welcome ...

Strategic interests link Israel and Iran to states across Africa. For now, Middle East instability is mostly felt indirectly ...

In the strategic waters of the Red Sea, China is executing a calculated naval expansion. With the establishment of its first overseas military base in Djibouti, the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN ...

A global transformation is quietly but decisively evolving and uncertain. American dominance is no longer what it was. The ...

Sudan and South Sudan failed to reach an agreement on revised oil export fees, creating new tensions over the landlocked ...

At dawn, EsatuTesfaye hoists two empty jerrycans onto his donkey and begins the 14-kilometer trek to the nearest fuel depot ...

Discover countries that start with the letter 'D', from modern Denmark to the ancient civilisation of the Dominican Republic.

Eritrea, in the Horn of Africa, is known for its Red Sea coastline and its unique Art Deco architecture in the capital, Asmara. It features a high central plateau and coastal plains. Eritrea borders ...

Ethiopia is set to sign a $3 billion agreement with Aliko Dangote to construct a large-scale fertiliser plant in the Somali ...

East Africa is quietly transforming in ways most couldn't imagine. Deep beneath the surface, tectonic forces are reshaping the continent at an unprecedented speed. A massive rift is slowly carving a ...

Key topicsIsrael dismantles Iran-backed militant network after 7 Oct 2023 attackHezbollah, Hamas, Houthis, and Assad regime ...