Alex Duval Smith
Politics
The Oregon governor who's the antithesis of Donald Trump, a ne'er-do-well election line-up in Liberia and overdue renovations at Vienna's Hofburg Palace.
Politics
Fundraising in Burkina Faso, the Mexican governor tackling corruption and referendums to watch.
Cities
Australia’s First Lady Lucy Turnbull is facing Sydney’s population growth head on. Plus: inspired travel connections in Abidjan and Gironella.
Africa / Middle East
Malian migration and Uganda's elections. Plus: South Africans head home.
Africa/Middle East
Iran plans a major port expansion and the transport choices of Rwanda's president.
Africa and Middle East
Cape Town makes District Six a number-one priority, plus five things Beirut gets right.
Defence
Sweden's mission to Mali, a missile test of loyalty for Turkey and an interview with Nato's cyber-defence chief.
Africa/Middle East
The president who favours a practical 4x4 over a supercar and why Mali is a farming mecca.
Africa/Middle East
A revolution of the culinary kind in Cairo and why Tunisia might be set to reform
Africa/Middle East
Lebanon struggles in a leaderless limbo, Congo ponders Brazzaville name change and Dubai sees a rise in residency visas.
