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Pipeline rupture threatens South Sudan’s stability

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SOUTH SUDAN

This episode could have a significant impact on South Sudan's government, which derives almost 90% of its revenue from oil.

Angola's onshore oil gamble unlikely to pay off

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ANGOLA

A BP project will deliver a temporary production boost when it comes onstream later this year, but Angola needs other foreign energy companies to sanction new greenfield…

Sao Tome’s government will further stifle dissent

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SAO TOME

Sao Tome political update.

Venezuela talks continue but amid steep obstacles

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VENEZUELA

While there is moderate optimism among European, Latin American and Caribbean countries about a negotiated solution to Venezuela’s crisis, the United States remains sceptical. The…

Rival governments are set to destabilise Libya

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LIBYA

UN mediation seeks to reconcile the long-divided parliamentary chambers, the House of Representatives (HoR; lower house) and the High Council of State (HCS; upper). The HCS backs…

Prospects for African economies to end-2018

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PROSPECTS H2 2018

Prospects for African Economies.

Prospects for North Africa to end-2019

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PROSPECTS H2 2019

Prospects.

Iraqi Shia rivals will likely compromise on a cabinet

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IRAQ

Against a backdrop of fierce civil disturbances in oil-rich Basra, religious leaders are encouraging political blocs to expedite government formation. The new parliament meets…

Iraq’s Sunnis and Kurds face a more peripheral future

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IRAQ

Discussions on the future of the US-Iraq security relationship will be followed with intense interest by both Iran-backed Shia forces in Iraq and their increasingly sidelined…

Iraq’s upcoming government will have a limited mandate

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IRAQ

He promised the protesters -- who reject him as a member of the ruling establishment -- wholesale reforms, a say in the new cabinet and an end to the security crackdown. This came…