Middle East & Africa | National service in Eritrea
Miserable and useless
Thousands flee the country every year to escape the clutches of the army
Many of Syria’s diaspora are not yet ready to go home
But they are encouraged by the lifting of sanctions
Cyril Ramaphosa keeps his cool with Donald Trump
The episode underlined Donald Trump’s warped views of South Africa
One happy Damascus
But the technicalities of easing sanctions will prove tricky
The world’s worst conference
Hell on earth in Dubai-on-the-Med
Meet Africa’s ascendant right
They are devout, well-connected and have a MAGA wind in their sail
A bitter race to elect the head of Africa’s pivotal bank
America has lost interest, but the rest of the world should not