On 27 June, Islamic State-linked armed insurgents raided and took control of Mocimboa da Praia, Cabo Delgado province. The group calls itself Al Sunnah wa Jama’ah (ASWJ) and is known…
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On 13-14 June, a large group of high-level technical experts from the Russian Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defense visited their counterparts in Ankara to iron out a number of…
The coronavirus killed 23,413 Brazilians in May, pushing the toll close to 30,000. With over half a million confirmed cases, the country’s coronavirus outbreak is the second largest in the…
On 19 May, the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Extraordinary Organ Troika Summit urged support for Mozambique in the fight against armed groups – linked to the Islamic State –…
According to a poll taken in early May, while President Jair Bolsonaro’s approval rating remains above 30%, his disapproval rating climbed from 31% in January to 43.4%. The notable increase…
Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter has outlined his vision for the utility in a series of interviews, of which the most recent was published on 21 April. Together, they show his…
On 30 March, President Filipe Nyusi declared a state of emergency after authorities reported eight confirmed COVID-19 cases. Parliament then unanimously approved the decree on 31 March. The 30-day state…
Late March saw the expected – and much feared – first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Libya, along with the fiercest bombardment of Tripoli since Khalifa Haftar launched his offensive…
In early March, Russian media reported that the Ministry of Finance has changed its stance on tax incentives for the Priobskoye field in western Siberia, being developed jointly by Rosneft…
There has been an uptick in interest in Libya in Europe in recent months, after a long spell when few there were willing to engage. Germany’s peace initiative, known as…