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Africa/Middle East
The motorcade of Equatorial Guinea's president, election watch in Congo and why Mali's interim prime minister is out of this world.
Born Again
Long aligned with the US, Colombia is now looking to its Latin neighbours. Part of a growing regional integration movement, the nation is set to take centre stage in Latin America.
Close to home
With China refusing to recognise Tibetan self-determination claims, the Himalayan nation’s government is forced to sit over the border in northern India. Monocle speaks to its newly installed prime minister-in-exile.
Defence
Squabbling over islands in the South China Sea, shopping for warships with Algeria, and boosting the Bangladeshi military.
Americas
The latest from the US campaign trail, the wardrobe of Sista P. aka Jamaica's first female prime minister, and a look ahead at Rio+20 summit
Ready, set, go
Preparations from the seating to the flags and the turf are nearly complete for this summer’s London Olympics. We look at the companies that have won the contracts to supply the Games.
Reluctant Hero
Bekoji’s dirt tracks forged him, faith steadies him, and now Kenenisa Bekele carries Ethiopia’s distance-running legacy—reluctantly—into his own extraordinary chapter of gold.
Head in the sky
As chief executive of Cathay Pacific, it’s John Slosar’s job to steer the airline along a straight path as it increases its reach in China, while keeping staff and passengers on board.
Happy valley
The people of Yogyakarta are a contented lot. The city is not only the cultural heart of Java but, thanks to leaders who have stamped out corruption, it’s a vibrant business centre too.
Ehrenfeld
Once a workers’ district, the Ehrenfeld neighbourhood in Köln is luring a multi-cultural mix of families and creatives with its competitive housing prices and well- preserved architecture.
