The Economist (UK)
Monday, February 3, 2014 - 10:53
The isolation and underdevelopment of Sudan were manageable when the oil business was booming in the early years of this century. But since South Sudan seceded in 2011, taking most of the oil and cash with it, things have got a lot worse. And since civil war south of the border erupted in December, they have deteriorated still more. The government of the northern rump state in Khartoum, under President Omar al-Bashir, charges its southern neighbour transit fees, but now the flow—of oil and cash—is in danger of drying up. The outlook for Sudan and for Mr Bashir is increasingly bleak.
Monday, February 3, 2014 - 07:26
WHILE much of the fighting in South Sudan's civil war has involved the country's two largest communities, the Dinka and Nuer, some members of both tribes have refused to take sides on ethnic grounds. The most prominent of these South Sudanese nationalists has been James Hoth Mai, the army chief of staff. The 54-year-old head of the Sudan People's Liberation Army, the Dinka-dominated guerrilla movement that became a national force following independence in 2011, hails from the Nuer.
Monday, January 27, 2014 - 09:10
THE Nigerian army is said to be one of the most capable in Africa, but its recent performance hardly justifies that claim. It is losing a brutal fight in the country’s north against Boko Haram, an Islamist terror group.
Friday, January 24, 2014 - 00:00
Youngsters gathering in shopping malls want attention, not political change
Friday, January 24, 2014 - 00:00
The Argentine peso has long been heading for a fall
Tuesday, January 21, 2014 - 00:00
In aggregate, the region is taking in far more tax revenue now than it did two decades ago: the ratio of tax revenues to GDP has risen from 13.6% in 1990 to 20.7% in 2012
Friday, January 10, 2014 - 09:56
FRENCH popular support for military intervention in the Central African Republic is waning as French and African troops struggle to restore peace, a recent poll has shown, heaping pressure on President François Hollande to find a quick solution to worsening unrest.
Friday, January 10, 2014 - 00:00
A combination of political torpor and economic fragility has once again raised questions about the precariousness of the country’s position
Friday, January 10, 2014 - 00:00
He has always insisted such reforms will be “without haste”. Now there are signs that he is deliberately slowing things down
Thursday, January 9, 2014 - 00:00
There is little to distinguish this appalling crime from the daily horrors that have turned Venezuela into one of the most violent countries in the world