Opinion

China accounts for about 40% of global growth. Any slowdown in its economy will undoubtedly have dramatic global repercussions.

This is especially true in the northwest of the country where 4.1 million people require humanitarian assistance and 3.7 million are food insecure

Army general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan's refusal to attend an IGAD summit in January casts doubt on the bloc's ability to bring Sudan's warring factions together

Why you should not read too much into Iran's 'withdrawal' from Syria

EU countries increasingly uneasy over Israel's brutal assault on Gaza are reluctant to participate in military action against the Houthis, which further complicates their efforts to reach a ceasefire.

Israel's accusations over the agency's staff being involved on 7 October are part of a collective punishment campaign

The rise of non-state actors in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, and Yemen and the decline of the nation-state has long-lasting implications for the region

The decision by major Western powers to pull funding dismantles whatever remains of their credibility not only in the global south but also in their home countries.

Netanyahu's defiance is bolstered by the lack of meaningful international pressure to stop his brutal assault on Gaza. However, Israel's campaign is doing more to breed radicalism than defeat it.

There is no discernible care for those being killed by either side, while the watching world appears to have been numbed by the numbers. That all has to change.

Biden finds himself in a quandary as he weighs his options on how to appear tough on Iran while also avoiding a full-blown regional war

The lira is under siege, and inflation has soared amid investors' uneasiness over authoritarianism. A return to regular economic thinking is needed.