Conflict
BUSINESS
Tshisekedi Seeks Minerals Deal Yet M23 March On Kinshasa
Congo's embattled president has laid his cards on Trump's table: America can have the world's richest mineral trove if it helps halt Rwanda's march.
WORLD
A Peace of Paper Only: True Reconciliation Distant Hope
Libya's peace charter sees the support of the African Union in Addis Ababa yet the absence of key factions raises doubts over true reconciliation.
EUROPE
Sudan and Mali Unite Against Inner Turmoil
As Sudan's army reclaims strategic ground at home, its leadership seeks stronger ties with fellow Sahel states.
BUSINESS
Turbulence: Aviation in 2024
The aviation industry faced a turbulent 2024, grappling with geopolitical conflicts, economic strains, and climate disruptions, underscoring the urgent need for innovation and collective action to ensure safer skies in 2025.
Popular
Estonia’s Budget Woes Might Outweigh Its Ukraine Zeal
A botched €70 million shell deal took Estonia's defence minister down, as debt, scandal and a hardening European mood question Tallinn's Ukraine loyalty.
LVMH Pandemic Luxury Boom Loses Its Aspirational Shoppers
LVMH's slide from its pandemic-era peak shows what happens when a brand's own success prices out the customers who made it aspirational.
Chagos, Vanuatu and Falklands Turn Into Diplomatic Millstones
As Vanuatu sues France over two Pacific islands, Washington's wavering support for British and French claims exposes Europe's fading grip on remote seas.
AfD Landslide Deepens Germany’s East-West Political Divide
Germany's firewall against the far right looks harder to defend when nearly half of one state's voters no longer accept the argument behind it.
Steppe in Line: The Eurasian Century in Central Asia
As Bishkek toasts an expanding Eurasian bloc, Brussels turns to Central Asian capitals for the minerals its industries cannot live without.
