JORDANIANS are quick to note that hosting more than 600,000 Syrian refugees has put a strain on their economy, government services and scarce water supplies. But a different threat keeps officials up at night. The refugee crisis “is turning into a security situation,” says Abdallah Abu Romman, a for...

Zuzan Mostafa has golden hands. A Syrian who fled to Jordan in 2012, she discovered she could turn almost anything old and worn into something beautiful, helping her family earn money and rebuild their lives in the process. Zuzan is one of 5.7 million Syrian refugees who live in neighbouring coun...

Doing business in Myanmar holds as many risks as it does opportunities and firms keen on expanding into the country should be aware of the unique regulations and procedures involved in setting up shop. Among the areas investors should take note of in doing business in Myanmar is employment, given...

The two-day meeting, which holds in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, is to prepare for a Heads of State summit this week. The countdown for the end of insurgency by the Nigeria-based terrorist sect, Boko Haram, has begun. Defence and Foreign Affairs Ministers from member countries of the Economic Commu...

In August, an ambitious data collection exercise was jointly launched by UNHCR, the Government of Cote d’Ivoire, and the National Institute of Statistics (INS) to map and improve data on statelessness in the country. The nation-wide mapping, a first of its type in Africa, is in line with the ov...