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Ethiopia wants to build Africa’s biggest airport

about 8 hours ago

But conflict, competition and government meddling complicate things

A window of opportunity for reform in Lebanon is closing

6 days ago

Elections are looming, war drums are beating and the prime minister will...

Israel refuses to withdraw from Syria

6 days ago

That may create more enemies for the Jewish state

Donald Trump has not ended conflict between Congo and Rwanda

6 days ago

But making money may not require making peace

Nigeria’s kidnapping crisis

6 days ago

Donald Trump’s ire has drawn attention to appalling security failures

A giant iron-ore mine could bring Guinea riches or ruin

10 days ago

It all depends on how the country’s junta uses the windfall

Syria uneasily celebrates a year of liberation

13 days ago

The flaws of Ahmed al-Sharaa’s rule are beginning to show

An insurgency may be brewing against Syria’s new leaders

13 days ago

Alawites close to the former Assad regime are increasingly unhappy

Binyamin Netanyahu has asked for a presidential pardon

13 days ago

Why has he chosen now to do so?

Russia’s dodgy plan for a pipeline in Congo

13 days ago

If it is built, it will probably benefit Russia rather than ordinary...

Africa needs to generate more electricity

13 days ago

It also has to create more demand for it

The War Room newsletter: Sleepwalking into Africa’s next war

15 days ago

Tom Gardner, our Africa correspondent, explores lessons from 20th-century Europe for the...