As the world's attention turns to the safety of maritime trade routes, it is important to recall that civilisations have transported goods and people across the seas for thousands of years.

Washington has finally woken up to the importance of developing this vital region, with Nigeria showing the greatest investment potential — in the trillions.

An accord between one of the warring generals and a former civilian prime minister may have at first appeared positive, but in fact, makes a path to peace more treacherous.

As the number of global leisure travellers rises to 1.8 billion, places from Venice to Machu Picchu are at risk. From visitor caps to day-tripper taxes, here is how they offset the danger.

What can we expect in 2024? Record global temperatures with increasingly harmful effects, a cost-of-living crisis, and escalating tensions in the Middle East

For hundreds of years, Morocco has been a key link in the world maritime order between the global north and the global south. It is now turning its attention to the West.

Tehran hit out at groups in Kurdistan and Syria, but its attack on Pakistan raised the most eyebrows, not least because it was met with a military response. What's going on? Lots, say analysts.

From Ukraine to Russia, South Africa to India and Taiwan to the US, elections gain added significance in a turbulent world

On the Davos Promenade — the centre of social activities — the most prominent pavilions belong to Gulf countries and India. Meanwhile, China's sizeable delegation unnerves the US.

No stranger to a world in flux, the West's alliance has grown since the Cold War. It has fresh challenges from an old foe and a new global power to address.