John McDermott, our chief Africa correspondent, on what a murky vote says about democracy across the continent

   They are operating with the tacit support of Israel’s government

   Steve Coll, our senior editor, asks what the anniversary means in Kabul and Washington

   Turkish arms producers may be the first beneficiaries

   Why security in the Somali capital is improving

   High copper prices are a boon. But voters want to feel it

   But it is far from finished in the Middle East

   Tom Gardner, our Africa correspondent, takes a rare trip to Khartoum

   Egypt promised to fight and Jordan promised to stay neutral. Neither delivered

   A friend of the president is racking up infrastructure contracts

   Despite Trump’s declarations, Gazans remain hostages to Israeli politics

   Tech pioneers favour models suited to specific tasks that use little compute

   Longer than the world hopes, according to our Hormuz dependency dashboard

   A surge in fruit exports shows how high-value agriculture can spur industrialisation

   Shunned after the genocide, they have become a status symbol

   By threatening shipping, the Yemeni rebels hope to wring concessions from the kingdom

   But a new chief prosecutor will not end its troubles

   The two sides are trapped in a cycle of fighting and half-baked attempts at diplomacy

   Scrutiny of other routes has changed traffickers’ strategy for shipping to Europe

   Even renewed assaults on Iran’s nuclear programme may not prevent a forever war

   Electric vehicles should save both drivers and governments money

   It’s cheap, easy and needs no mobile data

   Could a new era of big infrastructure developments accelerate growth?

   They want to sell their technology to the world

   Joseph Aoun, who met Mr Trump on July 21st, must quash Hizbullah, repair war damage and fix the economy

   The Polygamist is trashy yet perceptive about family, patriarchy and inequality

   The two countries are vying for influence in Iraq

   Development and restoration must go hand in hand

   John McDermott, our chief Africa correspondent, argues that the conflict is not forgotten but neglected

   Yet the stand-off has costs for cash-strapped Iran, too

   It has spread to five provinces in Congo and may soon reach South Sudan

   But pills that cost cents to produce still sell for 25

   Stalling agricultural productivity makes it look unlikely

   Iran’s ultra-nationalist new leaders may welcome his bluster

   The point of the mega-funeral is to demonstrate the power of the regime, writes Anton La Guardia, our diplomatic editor

   Emmanuel Macron is greeted by explosions in Damascus

   It reveals how much it has already changed

   Turkey and Israel are natural allies and yet they are increasingly at odds

   For a glimpse of the continent’s future, visit the edges of its burgeoning cities

   Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the president’s son, looks increasingly like a despot-in-waiting

   They are fed up with the continent’s terrible internet

   The Economist is tracking the contest for Israel’s Knesset

   Recent attacks underscore the limits of diplomacy between Iran and America

   John McDermott, our chief Africa correspondent, analyses the country’s shocking rise in anti-foreign sentiment

   Newly walled towns are a sign of shrivelling state authority

   Israelis think he may be a genuine alternative to Binyamin Netanyahu

   Emergencies and aid cuts are accelerating a push for self-reliance

   It is too easy for xenophobic vigilantes to take advantage of poverty and a weak state

   Geography, cash and confidence will decide who recovers, and who drifts

   An arrest has damaged the government’s image, writes Gareth Browne, our Middle East correspondent