Jun 23, 2017 | Caspian, Menas Associates
This is an excerpt from an article in our monthly Caspian Focus publication. Azerbaijan has been sending reassuring signals to the Western investor community following its decsion to withdraw from the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) in March (see...
Jun 21, 2017 | East Africa, Menas Associates
This is an excerpt from an article in our fortnightly East Africa Politics & Security publication. The 19 June court appearance of Harbinder Sethi Singh and James Rugemalira is the Tanzanian government’s single most significant act against corruption. The two men...
Jun 19, 2017 | Menas Associates
The current situation in the Gaza Strip is becoming increasingly volatile. For the past two months, Gaza’s power plant has been out of commission, which has greatly reduced power supplies available for Gaza Strip residents. This, in turn, has sparked massive...
Jun 16, 2017 | Libya, Menas Associates
This is an excerpt from an article in this month’s Libya Focus publication. After six years in captivity, Saif al-Islam Qadhafi — the second eldest son and one-time heir-apparent of the former Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Qadhafi — was finally freed by his...
Jun 13, 2017 | Menas Associates, Nigeria
This is an excerpt from an article in our weekly Nigeria Politics & Security publication. Maiduguri — a city that has been relentlessly besieged from Boko Haram’s suicide attacks — was once more threatened on 7 June, during an exchange of gunfire between the army...
Jun 13, 2017 | Argentina, Menas Associates
This is an excerpt from an article in this month’s Argentina Strategic Brief. China’s interests in shale gas exploration have led to several high-profile visits to support Chinese state-owned and private sector stakeholders who have been showing more interest in...
