Sub-Saharan Africa’s geography determines its politics, economics and industry, in particular by limiting foreign investment and constraining the directions in which foreign capital flows. [more]
The United States evacuated non-essential employees from its embassy in the Chadian capital as fighting continued between Chadian soldiers and rebel forces in the country's east. [more]
The Sudanese government in Khartoum is fighting to ensure its survival through control over the country's economic lifeline: the country's southern oil wealth.(With Stratfor map.)[more]
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