Middle East & Africa
The northern front
The next terrifying war: Israel v Hizbullah
It would feature kamikaze drones, mass blackouts and the largest missile barrage in history
The new nationalists
Meet the victors in Africa’s coup belt
They are militaristic, nationalistic and keen to cut a deal
Withholding their votes
Iran’s supreme leader is terrified of people power
A zealot and a reformer will contest a second-round poll on July 5th
Surrounded by trouble
Mauritania is a beacon of stability in the coup-prone Sahel
But disorder is knocking at its door
Breaking the budget
A new breed of protest has left Kenya’s president tottering
President Ruto has capitulated to people power and cancelled hated tax increases
No thanks
The job of Iran’s president is a study in humiliation
Yet people stand for it in their droves
Extreme weather
The “Venice of Africa” is sinking into the sea
Megacities on the continent’s western coast are being swamped by rising oceans
From chaos to country
Is a Palestinian state a fantasy?
Amid war in Gaza, the prospect is at once more relevant than ever and more distant
The light continent
Private firms are driving a revolution in solar power in Africa
Unreliable grids and falling costs are persuading companies to go off-grid
War in the Middle East
Israel’s northern border is ablaze
Can it fight Hamas and Hizbullah simultaneously?
The rainbow nation’s election
A remarkable new era begins in South Africa
A national unity government can save democracy and the economy