Timbuktu
Exhibitions
Timbuktu Manuscripts Return as Museums Raise Prices
As 28,000 manuscripts arrived back at the Timbuktu Ahmed Baba Institute in August 2025 after 13 years in Bamako, Paris's Louvre raised standard admission to €22, marking the latest divergence in how access to Africa's written past is being rearranged.
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On the River Danube: Magyar’s Opening Move
Péter Magyar won Hungary's April election promising a break with the past. His first foreign policy pitch was to resurrect a part of it.
Bab al-Mandeb: Three Ceasefires, One Trajectory
From the Red Sea to the Litani, every fragile ceasefire line across the Middle East now hums with the electricity of an approaching summer storm.
Rivals Redraw Energy Map as Germany’s Industry Stalls
As Moscow disrupts Kazakh oil flows heading west to Germany, Tehran builds a northern corridor to Kazakhstan, leaving Berlin with no leverage.
Abu Dhabi Wants Insurance, Not a Bailout
After Trump confirmed this week that a U.S.-UAE currency swap was under consideration, Abu Dhabi moved quickly to insist the idea reflects caution, not financial distress.
How Foreign Students Offset Europe’s Demographic Decline
New Eurostat projections show the EU losing 53 million people by 2100, as French elite schools turn to foreign students to offset demographic decline.
