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1. How many people have died in Gaza?
2. The fight for Sudan’s skies
3. MAGA meets MBS
4. A Faustian pact with the Houthis
5. Nigeria has more people without electricity than any other country
6. Israel’s radical new course in Gaza
7. Donald Trump’s Syria policy is still a work in progress
8. Iran’s leader hopes America can save his faltering regime
9. Africa’s charcoal economy
10. What a wrecked ferry reveals about war in South Sudan
11. Ivory Coast is gearing up for an unfair election
12. The Mauritius miracle is losing its sheen
13. Why Ukraine is losing the war for African opinion
14. The Druze’s influence outweighs their numbers
15. The pope phoned a priest in Gaza every day
16. Is Donald Trump about to bomb Iran or rebuild it?
17. The UAE preaches unity at home but pursues division abroad
18. Populism meets reality in Senegal
19. A new smash and grab for Red Sea ports
20. When does opposition become treason in east Africa?
21. Binyamin Netanyahu’s other war
22. Meet Ibrahim Traore, Burkina Faso’s retro revolutionary
23. Israel is intent on destroying Gaza
24. Trump rebuffs Netanyahu and gambles on a deal with Iran
25. Turkey and Israel are becoming deadly rivals in Syria
26. Talks over the Chagos Islands show the rising clout of Mauritius
27. America steps up bombing the Houthis but lacks a clear strategy
28. Syrians are still surprisingly upbeat
29. Khartoum changes hands, marking a new phase in Sudan’s civil war
30. Nigeria’s president pushes the limits of his power
31. The war in Gaza has unsettled the Jewish diaspora
32. Israel courts the Middle East’s minorities
33. A faster rollout of malaria vaccines would save many lives
34. A coup attempt in Tigray raises tensions in the Horn
35. America’s strikes on the Houthis could whip up a regional tempest
36. Nigerian politics is a nasty place for women
37. The success of Ivory Coast is Africa’s best-kept secret
38. Israel’s strikes may be only the start of a new offensive in Gaza
39. Netanyahu’s decision to sack his security chief will not end well
40. After the bloodshed, can Syria’s president unite his country?
41. Abiy Ahmed’s agricultural revolution is too good to be true
42. Another civil war looms in South Sudan
43. Binyamin Netanyahu likens himself to Donald Trump
44. South Africa’s government is looking fragile
45. A horrific killing spree shakes Syria
46. Why some Africans see opportunity in foreign-aid cuts
47. Lebanon’s new government must do three big things immediately
48. Israel’s army adopts a high-stakes new strategy: more terrain
49. Israel and Hamas have something in common
50. Could political upheaval hit Jordan next?
51. In a dictator’s palace, Syrians debate a new constitution
52. The sea is swallowing an African island
53. How to make cash in Africa’s coup belt
54. Rwanda tightens its grip over eastern Congo
55. Africa’s young “generation hustle” hits the big time
56. Sudan’s national army is on the brink of retaking the capital
57. Egypt and Jordan are struggling to make themselves useful to Donald Trump
58. Syria’s next steps towards a new order
59. For Donald Trump, South Africa is DEI in the form of a country
60. How to go from fish lover to fish farmer
61. Israel mounts an attack on Palestinian intellectual life
62. Homs’s troubles show the challenges facing Syria’s leaders
63. Hizbullah’s decline is a boon for Lebanon’s new government
64. Instead of luxury condos, Gaza faces a resumption of war
65. Why Islamists in the Arab world speak the language of free markets
66. A leader of Congo’s rebels vows to fight on
67. Donald Trump’s eye-popping plan to make Gaza American
68. Netanyahu is about to discover if Trump is friend or foe
69. Warlord, jihadi or nation-builder?
70. An interview with Ahmed al-Sharaa, Syria’s president
71. France’s bitter retreat from west Africa
72. The fall of Goma heralds more bloodshed in eastern Congo
73. Ahmed al-Sharaa declares himself president of Syria
74. Hamas talks a big game but is in chaos
75. Iran’s alarming nuclear dash will soon test Donald Trump
76. Syria’s new rulers say they are keen to integrate foreign fighters
77. Rwanda’s reckless plan to redraw the map of Africa
78. Government by social media in Somalia
79. Three big lawsuits against Meta in Kenya may have global implications
80. Trump should try to end, not manage, the Middle East’s oldest conflicts
81. The Gaza ceasefire is stoking violence in the West Bank
82. How Turkey plans to expand its influence in the new Syria
83. The start of a fragile truce in Gaza offers relief and joy
84. West African booze is becoming a luxury product
85. The Trump effect could upend the Middle East
86. After 15 months of hell, Israel and Hamas sign a ceasefire deal
87. A hidden refuge in Sudan that the internet, banks—and war—can’t reach
88. Violent jihadists are getting frustrated by the new Syria
89. Lebanon tries yet again to elect a new president
90. The West is making a muddle of its Syria sanctions
91. America concludes genocide has been committed in Sudan—again
92. Alawites formed Syria’s elite. Now they are terrified
93. From inside an obliterated Gaza, gunfire not a ceasefire
94. Mozambique’s opposition leader flies home into chaos
95. Eastern Congo is as wretched as ever
96. The fate of minorities in post-Assad Syria
97. The era of multilateral peacekeeping draws to an unhappy close
98. Syria’s new rulers have inherited an economic disaster
99. Ethiopia and Somalia claim to have settled a dangerous feud
100. Everyone wants to meet Syria’s new rulers
101. Israel and Hamas look close to some kind of deal
102. South Sudan’s economic crisis threatens its fragile peace
103. One of Assad’s mass graves is found, with as many as 100,000 bodies
104. The secret talks between Syria’s new leaders and the Kremlin
105. An interview with the military commander of Syria’s new masters
106. Binyamin Netanyahu is in court again in Israel
107. Kenyan women are fed up with rampant sexual violence
108. Sudan’s football team wants to reach the World Cup
109. What do Syria’s other rebels want now?
110. The fall of Bashar al-Assad is a blow to Iran
111. Protests have shut down Mozambique
112. As Syria’s regime collapses, Erdogan eyes victory over the Kurds
113. As Syria’s new leaders settle in, life in the capital resumes
114. Exploiting disarray in Syria, Israel grabs more of the Golan Heights
115. Inside Bashar al-Assad’s dungeons
116. Who will rule Syria now the Assad regime has been toppled?
117. The fall of Syria’s dictator
118. The ceasefire between Israel and Hizbullah holds, for now
119. Ghana, Africa’s model democracy, is losing its sheen
120. Namibia’s tired old liberation party stays in power
121. Adani’s problems in Kenya undermine Narendra Modi’s ambitions for Africa
122. Syria’s Bashar al-Assad is in mortal danger
123. Syrian rebels sweep into Aleppo in an embarrassing rout for Bashar al-Assad
124. The Lebanese-American businessman in Donald Trump’s inner circle
125. New cures for Africa’s most gruesome diseases
126. America under Joe Biden plays the pragmatist in Africa
127. Nigeria seeks to restore pride in its artefacts, ancient and modern
128. Israel and Hizbullah strike a fragile deal to end their war
129. The arrest warrant is a diplomatic disaster for Netanyahu
130. Israel’s hardliners reckon Gaza’s chaos shows they must control it
131. Why GM crops aren’t feeding Africa
132. A genocidal militia’s quest for legitimacy
133. Get ready for “Maximum Pressure 2.0” on Iran
134. Iraq could be the Middle East’s next battleground
135. Quitting Qatar is the least of Hamas’s problems
136. To get more capital, Africa needs more data
137. The world’s next country?
138. The world’s most unlikely safe haven
139. Israel’s war aims in Lebanon are expanding
140. Congo-Brazzaville has lost a big chunk of its oil revenue
141. Will Donald Trump “stop the wars” in the Middle East?
142. Why the fertility gap between north and south Nigeria matters
143. Binyamin Netanyahu fires his defence minister
144. What the world can learn from Botswana
145. Israel is keeping open the nuclear option
146. Iran needs a new national-security strategy
147. Another African war looms
148. Israel’s limited missile strike on Iran may be the start of a wider assault
149. Israel’s leaders are watching America’s election closely
150. Mozambique’s ruling party wins a dodgy election
151. Do Israel’s assassinations work?
152. Yahya Sinwar made Hamas his own fief
153. How African churches are keeping the faith alive abroad
154. Gold is booming. So is the dirty business of digging it up
155. America’s election and Israel’s wars reach a crescendo—together
156. Yahya Sinwar will hold sway over Hamas from beyond the grave
157. How Yahya Sinwar’s death will change the Middle East
158. Bad ideas are back on the menu in the Middle East
159. Lebanon’s army is less useless than its reputation suggests
160. How Wagner survived Yevgeny Prigozhin’s death
161. Africa’s EV revolution has two wheels not four
162. Does Israel’s new plan for Gaza include withholding food?
163. America boosts Israel’s missile shield. What did it get in return?
164. Just inside Lebanon, Israeli soldiers debate how far to go
165. How to send a cake from New Jersey to Accra
166. Israel has these four options for attacking Iran
167. Iran’s leader must choose how to fight his war with Israel
168. The threat of an Israeli attack is reviving Iranian nationalism
169. Israel’s invasion of Lebanon may bolster support for Hizbullah
170. South Africa’s coalition government has improved the vibes
171. Wrath and sorrow rule in Israel on the anniversary of October 7th
172. A dangerous dispute in the Horn of Africa
174. Iran bombards Israel as the war escalates further
175. Lebanon faces its worst crisis since the end of the civil war
176. Hassan Nasrallah’s death will reshape Lebanon and the Middle East
177. Hassan Nasrallah, leader of Hizbullah
178. Israel targets the head of Hizbullah in a deadly strike on Beirut
179. Tunisia’s strongman president looks set to win another term in office
180. Building an African multinational
181. The flight from southern Lebanon has been swift
182. Can shooting some elephants save many others?
183. Hizbullah seems to have miscalculated in its fight with Israel
184. Iran’s damage-limitation efforts may not go to plan
185. Israel and Hizbullah creep closer to all-out war
186. Nairobi’s reputation for crime is outdated
187. A theatre in Jenin offers a different kind of Palestinian resistance
188. Floods in Nigeria’s north-east are aggravating a humanitarian crisis
189. Israel’s government is again trying to hobble its Supreme Court
190. Israel has bloodied Hizbullah but is stuck in a war of attrition
191. A pager-bomb attack causes disarray for Hizbullah
192. Turkey is trying to deport Syrian refugees back to a war zone
193. How trading in war-torn Sudan survives—just
194. Is Syria’s drug-dealing dictator coming in from the cold?
195. A narrow corridor in Gaza has become an obstacle to a ceasefire
196. If Nigeria cannot end fuel shortages, disaster beckons
197. The fall of Libya’s central banker triggers a new struggle
198. The relationship between Israel and Turkey is at breaking point
199. How Africans can stay cool as the climate warms
200. China’s relationship with Africa is growing murkier
201. The one thing Israelis agree on: rescuing the hostages
202. A Nigerian’s guide to weddings during the cozzie livs
203. Have Israel’s far-right religious nationalists peaked?
204. Israel’s settlers are winning unprecedented power from the war in Gaza
205. Israel and Hizbullah play with fire
206. The threat of war is empowering the Islamic republic’s hardliners
207. Making love not war in the Middle East
208. YouTube in Africa offers a new kind of news
209. A shift towards green investment is under way in Africa
210. In Congo, a desperate struggle to control the deadly mpox outbreak
211. The Middle East’s bizarre waiting game: ceasefire or Armageddon?
212. Iran’s electronic confrontation with Israel
213. The bunkers on Beirut’s golf course are in the crosshairs
214. Israel’s ultra-Orthodox still won’t fight, invoking scripture
215. The lessons of Africa’s tax revolts
216. Cheap Asian motorcycles are transforming African cities
217. South Africa’s foreign minister wants better relations with the West
218. Iran’s frightening new playbook for war
219. Why South Africa’s army is floundering in Congo
220. Israeli aircraft buzz Beirut as the drums of war bang loud
221. Hamas’s pick of Yahya Sinwar as leader makes a ceasefire less likely
222. The Middle East braces for wider war as Iran weighs its response
223. Ethiopia is in the midst of a kidnapping epidemic
224. Somaliland’s camel herders are milking it
225. Will Hamas turn from war to politics?
226. Israeli strikes on Beirut and Tehran could intensify a regional war
227. Israeli retaliation in Lebanon seems inevitable
228. Why the AI revolution is leaving Africa behind
229. Rwandan soldiers may outnumber M23 rebels in Congo
230. Bibi Netanyahu offered spectacle over substance in America
231. Israel and the Houthis trade bombs and bluster
232. The world court says Israel’s occupation is illegal
233. The far right has captured Israel’s police
234. Africa’s surprising new age of rail
235. To see the future of urban warfare, look at Gaza
236. Israel bombs the Hamas military mastermind behind the October 7th attack
237. Why food is piling up on the edge of Gaza
238. Iran’s new hope: a cardiologist president
239. Jordan’s Islamists have been boosted by the war in Gaza
240. Soaring food-price inflation is hurting Nigeria’s poor
241. Kenya’s deadly Gen-Z protests could change the country
242. A reformer wanting a nuclear deal with America wins Iran’s election
243. How EU do-goodery risks harming Africa’s small farmers
244. The next terrifying war: Israel v Hizbullah
245. Meet the victors in Africa’s coup belt
246. Iran’s supreme leader is terrified of people power
247. Mauritania is a beacon of stability in the coup-prone Sahel
248. A new breed of protest has left Kenya’s president tottering
249. The job of Iran’s president is a study in humiliation
250. Is the American-built pier in Gaza useful or a fiasco?
251. The “Venice of Africa” is sinking into the sea
252. Is a Palestinian state a fantasy?
253. Private firms are driving a revolution in solar power in Africa
254. Israel’s northern border is ablaze
255. A remarkable new era begins in South Africa
256. The president of Somaliland is bargaining for recognition
257. The deadly journey to the Gulf
258. Kung fu gives Africans their kicks
259. Hamas and Israel are still far apart over a ceasefire deal
260. Who are the main contenders to be Iran’s next president?
261. Benny Gantz and Gadi Eisenkot leave Israel’s war cabinet
262. The children of Iran’s revolution still want to go West
263. Joe Biden leaked Israel’s first plan to end the war in Gaza
264. Why avocados are driving another sort of green economy in Kenya
265. The National Basketball Association is making a big bet on Africa
266. South Africa’s future is in the hands of a divided ANC
267. Talk of war between Israel and Lebanon is growing
268. The failing ANC is rejected by over half of South Africa
269. A battle rages for a key city in Sudan’s ravaged western region
270. A Sudanese gathering outside the country proposes a third way
271. New fronts are opening in the war against malaria
272. Who is responsible for feeding Gaza?
273. Outrage at a strike in Rafah is unlikely to change policy
274. The ICJ orders restraint from Israel in Rafah
275. Introducing Analysing Africa, our latest newsletter
276. Chinese weapons are taking over in Africa
277. A live-streamed attempted coup in Congo shakes the region
278. How many people have died in Gaza?
279. A death, an illness, and an uncertain Middle East
280. The death of the president changes the power dynamic in Iran
281. The ICC’s threat to arrest Binyamin Netanyahu has shocked Israel
282. The death of Iran’s president will spark a high-stakes power struggle
283. The revolt against Binyamin Netanyahu
284. Israel has seen arms embargoes before
285. The Israeli army is caught in a doom loop in Gaza
286. War and climate change are overwhelming Somalia
287. How a Russia-linked mine may keep the ANC in power
288. On Independence Day Israel is ripping itself apart
289. South Africa election poll tracker, results and guide to the parties
290. After a dramatic week in Gaza, where does the war stand?
291. Under Joe Biden, America struggles to reassert itself in Africa
292. Israel and Hamas are not that far from a ceasefire agreement
293. Hamas talks up a truce, but Israel may still invade Rafah
294. Why are Arab armed forces so ineffective?
295. University protests about Gaza spread to the Middle East
296. Gulf governments are changing, but not how they talk to citizens
297. How South Africa has changed 30 years after apartheid
298. Israel’s prime minister does not know where to go
299. The Middle East has a militia problem
300. How much do Palestinians pay to get out of Gaza?
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