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MENA Middle East North Africa
Civil war

Limited access to Syrian people in crisis situations

In Syria, aid organisations can't reach many of those in need

Child labour

Stolen childhood

Because of the civil war and poverty, Syrian children must do adults’ work

EU policy

Tackling trade and migration

In North Africa, EU trade policy is not reducing migration so far, but actually adding to the problem

Financing of terrorism

Dangerous cash flow

How so-called Sharia states influence the west through business and finance the export of their radical ideologies

MENA region

Incoherent German approach

A new study by the German Development Institute argues that Germany’s aid to the MENA region lacks strategy and coherence

Asian economies

New cross-border competition policy

ADB economists see need for multilateral rules to guide internet businesses

Environment

The Turtles of Tripoli

Small groups in Libya have started waste-sorting to protect the environment

Egypt

Grand Neom vision is unrealistic, but politically useful

Ahead of Egypt’s managed elections, Saudi crown prince supports incumbent president

African Union

Wrong chairman

In spite of his merits, Rwandan President Kagame is the wrong man to head the African Union

Civil society

Third point of view

Young people and women protests against the Islamic Republic

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