Mizar, a star in the Big Dipper's handle, has a tiny companion. This star, Alcor, was known to the ancients. The pair was ...

In the age of tech billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, history reminds us that the wealthiest individual of all time hailed not from Silicon Valley, but from 14th-century West Africa.

Rising refugee numbers, irregular migration and forced displacement compound East Africa’s complex security and development challenges. The transregional nature of mixed migration means that ...

Standard] The “sacred-promise” for East African citizens with the ambition of the East Africa Community leading Africa with its ambitious Vision 2050, is quickly being eroded by a reckless ...

Human trafficking routes from East Africa to the Middle East (click on the map for the full size image) Traditionally the value chain of this criminal network has comprised three links. First are ...

NAIROBI, KENYA: As part of its strategic expansion, Mindware, a leading value-added distributor (VAD) in the Middle East and Africa, marked a powerful new chapter in its growth journey with the ...

US Senator Risch, who has in the recent past intensified his engagements on the region, and Kenya in particular, says the abuses are a threat to regional security. The Republican senator was ...

Martyrs Day, June 3, is a national holiday in Uganda and a major spiritual event across Africa. (GSR photo/Gerald ... for their faith in the late 19th century. (GSR photo/Gerald Matembu) A journey ...

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Our research studies economic, political, societal and security trends in the Middle East and North Africa region. Our Middle East and North Africa programme undertakes research and offers expert ...

Five North East banks are among more than 80 set to shut in June as the UK is hit by a wave of summer closures - check if you’re about to lose your local branch. During May, 69 banks have either ...

“Libya build” was billed as the largest construction expo ever to have been held in north Africa ... in the east, most oilfields and some 80% of the country (see map). Their bloody siege ...