On Security Apr 1, 2020 | 17:04 GMTApr 1, 2020
A well-conceived security plan could mean the difference between life and death.
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On Security Mar 31, 2020 | 11:00 GMTMar 31, 2020
The growing power of Islamic State militants combined with the Mozambican government's limitations and seeming denial of the threat do not portend well.
Forecasts Mar 27, 2020 | 16:08 GMTMar 27, 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa is a study in diversity. Covering an area that spans the entire width of the continent beginning at the Sahara Desert and ending at the southernmost tip of South Africa, the region is home to countless cultures, languages, religions, plants, animals and natural resources. It’s no surprise that it captured the imagination of Europe’s earliest explorers — and that it continues to capture the imagination of current world powers eager to exploit it. And yet despite the region’s diversity, Sub-Saharan African countries have common challenges — transnational terrorism, rapid population growth, endemic poverty and corruption — that prevent them from capitalizing on their economic potential. The coming years will be critical for the region, especially as its political institutions mature in a rapidly globalizing world.
Assessments Mar 26, 2020 | 10:00 GMTMar 26, 2020
A widespread outbreak among the country's large immunosuppressed and uninsured population could quickly collapse South Africa's already fragile health care system and economy.
Assessments Mar 24, 2020 | 10:00 GMTMar 24, 2020
The global economy is now expected to experience significantly lower growth in 2020, and potentially even a recession, as more consumers and businesses adjust to a quarantined world.
Guidance Mar 19, 2020 | 15:38 GMTMar 19, 2020
As the pandemic monopolizes more of the world’s time, money and attention, recent attacks in Kashmir and Iraq highlight how countries and militants could use the outbreak to act more aggressively.
