Snapshots Jan 22, 2020 | 21:00 GMTJan 22, 2020
The country's inability to reliably produce power will continue to wreak havoc on its economic growth for the next two to three years at least.
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Assessments Jan 17, 2020 | 09:30 GMTJan 17, 2020
Though oil markets have calmed since the U.S. strike against the Iranian general, the potential for a massive price move in the event of a major, lasting disruption remains.
By Greg Priddy
Assessments Jan 15, 2020 | 09:15 GMTJan 15, 2020
The first-ever attack by the Somali militant group on a U.S. base in Kenya portends greater insecurity in East Africa.
Assessments Jan 7, 2020 | 20:13 GMTJan 7, 2020
Recent history indicates that despite its global networks and ambitions, Iran is a far more formidable threat closer to home.
Assessments Jan 7, 2020 | 10:30 GMTJan 7, 2020
Regional peace and economic reforms are opening up Ethiopia's and Eritrea's untapped reserves of the in-demand fertilizer additive, potash. Turning that promise into profit, however, will mean defusing lingering threats to the region's stability.
Forecasts Dec 23, 2019 | 21:21 GMTDec 23, 2019
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.
