On February 16th soldiers from M 23 marched single-file through the streets of Bukavu, eastern Congo’s second-largest city.

Research on the Middle East and North Africa region focuses on changes to politics and society, economics, and security issues. The Middle East and North Africa is a region of significant geopolitical ...

High inflation and rising food prices pose a challenge to economies across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), where growth is expected to slow in the coming year to 3% after growing 5.8% in 2022 ...

UNHCR continues its strategic efforts to protect, assist and pursue durable solutions for affected populations in the region. Learn more about current emergencies in the Middle East and North Africa ...

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is expected to grow at 2.2% in 2024, yet the outlook remains subdued amid heightened uncertainty. In addition to examining the macroeconomic outlook of ...

The Middle East and North Africa are undergoing a period of profound upheaval, accompanied by political, social and economic crises, increasingly fragile statehood, as well as violent conflicts and ...

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 ...

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region covers the enormous area extending from the Atlantic coast of Africa to the borders of Pakistan and Afghanistan in Central Asia and from the ...