Abstract The agriculture sector in Rwanda with its five component sub-sectors, namely; food crops, cash crops, live-stock, fisheries, and forestry, is one of the leading sectors in the economy. It contributed more than 33.2 percent to Rwandan gross domestic product (GDP) in 2014 and is a pivotal sector in employing the largest proportion of the national labour for
Read MoreIraq’s economy is overwhelmingly dominated by the oil sector. According to the World Bank, over the last decade oil revenues have accounted for more than 99% of exports, 85% of the government’s budget, and 42% of GDP. Despite the strong rebound of the economy after the pandemic thanks largely to high oil prices and increased export volumes that last year drove oil revenues
Read MoreIf one looks back on the U.S.-led military intervention in Afghanistan in 2001, and the invasion of Iraq in 2003, the U.S. can claim many tactical successes in fighting terrorism and violent opposition movements. It also “won” one of its wars. While the U.S. was ultimately defeated in Afghanistan, it did win a kind of victory in its two wars in Iraq: first against hardline Sunn
Read MoreIraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia’ Al-Sudani has paid his first official visit to Turkey since taking office last October, holding important talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The Mar. 21-22 trip to Ankara saw focus on boosting economic cooperation, including a push to advance a new major transit project. But no permanent solution on issues such as transboundary waters
Read MoreThis paper attempts to analyse the reasons that paved the way for the US administration to take the decision of direct military intervention and change the political regime in Iraq in 2003 and not in 1991, focusing on changing economic interest of the USA in the region which influenced that decision. There is near consensus among Iraqi political analysts that the American in
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