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South African corporate governance faces key reckoning

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SOUTH AFRICA

South African corporate governance.

Debt scandal will damage Mozambique's donor relations

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MOZAMBIQUE

In April, they agreed to swap the debt for apparently lower-risk sovereign bonds, but later discovered that Maputo had concealed major outstanding loans, precipitating a crisis of…

Further action needed to reinforce Mexico rule of law

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MEXICO

The executive's main response to the credibility crisis triggered by the Iguala disappearances in September, its ten-point rule of law plan unveiled on November 28, coupled with…

Biden cybersecurity push will boost insurance adoption

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US

Besides issuing new cybersecurity guidelines to corporations and the federal public sector and ramping up law enforcement action against cybercriminals, the administration also…

Mozambican debt fallout will persist over Kroll report

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MOZAMBIQUE

Risk firm Kroll was looking into undisclosed state loans worth 2 billion dollars, but it said that the Mozambican government did not collaborate fully with the firm's…

Riyadh will increase efforts to curb Twitter criticism

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SAUDI ARABIA

Amid an outcry over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, large numbers of accounts, ostensibly belonging to ordinary citizens (although many are fraudulent), have engaged in…

Thai security outlook varies regionally

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THAILAND

The attack occurred on the third anniversary of the 2014 military coup. Both the hospital bombing and a spike in violence in the southern insurgency point to a deterioration in…

Long road to war crimes trials for Russian military

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RUSSIA

The chances of Russian leaders being held to account are remote, but the weight of evidence combined with international pressure mean this cannot be discounted. US President Joe…

US reforms on sexual harassment will be patchy

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US

It is illegal for an employer to allow sexual harassment in the workplace, and federal and state legislatures face rising pressure to curb it in workplaces, colleges and their own…

Liberia’s Weah may struggle to maintain public trust

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LIBERIA

President George Weah's challenges.