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Rising pressures will hamper Nepal government

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NEPAL

The impasse ended with an agreement on forming a probe commission. Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal (‘Prachanda’) is trying to manage the fallout from other controversies as…

South Africa corruption report will erode ANC support

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SOUTH AFRICA

Most notably, the Commission found that the Gupta family, businessmen closely linked to former President Jacob Zuma, exercised effective control over ministerial appointments and…

UMNO rural vote likely to survive in Malaysia

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MALAYSIA

Rural constituencies and Malaysia's forthcoming general election.

Weak security forces threaten South African stability

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SOUTH AFRICA

These have long been matters of serious concern. President Cyril Ramaphosa on August 5 responded with a cabinet reshuffle that replaced the minister of defence, closed down the…

Malaysia's 1MDB case will see global scrutiny

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MALAYSIA

The PAC will compile its report, while the Auditor General's office, which has also been investigating, will make its report available later in February. Months of controversy…

Jakarta's fuel subsidy reform to deliver mixed results

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INDONESIA

Having increased the regulated price of diesel and petrol by 30% in mid-November, President Joko 'Jokowi' Widodo's government yesterday fixed the diesel subsidy at 1,000 rupiah…

1MDB fund probe may trigger mass protests in Malaysia

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MALAYSIA

The political and economic consequences of the 1Malaysia Development Berhad fund controversy.

Mauritania will tread carefully on Mali and reforms

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MAURITANIA

President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani has given Mali a trade route to the Atlantic following the imposition of heavy trade and financial sanctions by West Africa. However, he is under…

South Africa graft battle will prove larger than Zuma

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SOUTH AFRICA

The ruling comes in a broader context of pervasive corruption throughout the South African state and within the ruling ANC, and intensified official efforts to counter it.

Israel surveillance exports to survive Pegasus scandal

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ISRAEL

The scandal exposed by the 'Pegasus Project' investigation has spotlighted Israel’s leveraging of capabilities in digital surveillance and other security-related technology to…