Middle East & Africa
A crisis deferred
After pushing its economy to the brink, Egypt gets a bail-out
But a record-setting investment from the UAE will not fix its chronic problems
Intentionally or by negligence?
Gaza is on the brink of a man-made famine
Israel and Hamas reject a ceasefire even as people starve
Crisis averted
Senegal proves the doomsayers wrong
Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s win is a triumph for the country’s democracy
The unbearable weight of history
Three decades after Rwanda’s genocide, the past is ever-present
Paul Kagame sees himself as indispensable to a still fragile country
Trouble on the high seas
Somali pirates are staging a comeback
But attacks are still far from their peak
When the wells run dry
Nigeria’s high-cost oil industry is in decline
That will leave a gaping hole in exports and public finances
Africa unplugged
Damage to undersea cables is disrupting internet access across Africa
The continent is wedged between two cable-hazard hotspots
Game on
Jacob Zuma’s new party could swing South Africa’s election
If it stays on the ballot it will make a coalition government much more likely
A new prime minister for Palestine
A new leader offers little hope for Palestinians
They fear Mohammad Mustafa will serve the president, not the people
Israel and America
Deposing Israel’s king
America wants Binyamin Netanyahu out. But his exit is fraught with dangers
The Israel-Hamas conflict
Hopes for a truce in Gaza give way to fears of a long stalemate
The fighting has continued into Ramadan, but neither Israel nor Hamas can achieve much
Gaza’s shadow economy
A shadowy wartime economy has emerged in Gaza
Clans, gangs and dodgy businessmen prosper while Israel clobbers Gaza