Alex Duval Smith
Defence
Algeria's plans to fence off the Sahara, Poland's new arms contract and other military news.
Africa/Middle East
Zimbabwe will see a violent election, Africa will begin to reject the IMF's prescriptions and all eyes will be on the new leader of the African Union.
Drug Wars
Health and pharmaceutical industries have no shortage of critics but there's an equally tricky battle to change consumers' perceptions once a product gets the green light. Monocle meets the creatives on the frontline.
Africa/Middle East
This month’s Style Leader is Egypt’s Mohamed Morsi, and our Election Watch column goes to Sierra Leone.
Africa/Middle East
Exploring Middle East Ramadan advertising, Johannesburg's gentrification via the Neighbourgoods market, and Zimbabwe's currency shift to the US dollar. A collection of reports from Africa and the Middle East.
Africa/Middle East
We kick off a new series on strategic flight paths, starting with Istanbul to Mogadishu.
Africa/Middle East
The king of Swaziland's motorcade, Israel's robot wars and spy games in Africa.
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.
Africa/Middle East
Why Africa is frantically going green, Saudi Arabia is desperately building houses, and South Africa is learning to love fracking.
Flying patients
Consumers are looking beyond their native borders for low-cost, quality healthcare. Monocle looks at the global hotspots attracting patients wanting anything from hi-tech surgery to a facelift, with a safari thrown in.
