Middle East & Africa
AGOA and out
America suspends duty-free access to four African countries
Trade officials are meeting to discuss America’s approach to the continent
Ports in a storm
Ethiopia’s prime minister wants a Red Sea harbour
Abiy Ahmed’s push for access to the sea has rattled his neighbours
Darkening days
The pace of Israel’s war in Gaza far exceeds previous conflicts
But Israel’s generals think they could be fighting Hamas in Gaza for a year
The day after
Is a two-state solution possible after the Gaza war?
Joe Biden is calling for a new peace process
Hamas and Israel
Bibi Netanyahu is the wrong man in the wrong place
Israel’s prime minister is ill-equipped for war and peace
Ending the conflict
Lebanon’s prime minister, Najib Mikati, has a peace plan for Gaza
He wants it to embrace the entire region
An interview with Muhammad Dahlan
A vision for the Palestinians after the war
A former chief in Gaza sets out his plan
Civilians and the ground invasion
Why urban warfare in Gaza will be bloodier than in Iraq
The battle against IS in Mosul offers Israel lessons—and warnings
The other front
As the Gaza war rages, Egypt fears for its stability
It is reinforcing its border against waves of refugees and Islamists
The next stage of the Gaza war
Israel’s new plan to encircle Hamas
The unfolding invasion could take months or even a year
A king who stoops not to conquer
History will complicate King Charles’s visit to Kenya
Yet the British monarch may also be able to heal some wounds
Pesticidal farmers
Nigeria is awash with dangerous pesticides
Many are banned elsewhere for causing cancer or harming the environment