Sudan: The Elusive Quest for Peace

Documents to download

Sudan: The Elusive Quest for Peace. House of Commons Library Research Paper 06/08.

Africa in 2025: G20 presidency and a new UK approach to Africa

South Africa will take the G20 presidency in 2025, the first African country to do so. What other opportunities and challenges face the African continent in 2025?
- Africa
- World affairs
The BRICS group: Overview and recent expansion

This briefing looks at what is the BRICS organisation, how it works, what its members (originally Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) have in common, the outcomes of the 2024 Kazan summit in Russia, and how its recent expansion (to include Ethiopia, Egypt, Iran, and the UAE) will affect the group
British Indian Ocean Territory: 2024 UK and Mauritius agreement

This briefing focuses on the October 2024 agreement between the UK and Mauritius concerning the British Indian Ocean Territory/Chagos Islands and the US/UK military base on Diego Garcia, including the reaction to the agreement, and how it may be scrutinised by Parliament