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Tanzania will resist pressure over social conservatism

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TANZANIA

Social conservatism in Tanzania.

Ghana faces potential obstacles in debt talks

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GHANA

This follows a January agreement with official creditors, who are owed approximately USD5.4bn. That allowed the country to receive the second disbursement of USD600mn from the IMF…

Symbolic support for LGBT will grow in Eastern Europe

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EASTERN EUROPE

As Russia has increased its anti-LGBT campaign at home and abroad, the neighbouring Baltic countries have opted to promote equality. However, right-wing populist parties across…

Museveni’s return poses challenges to EU-Africa treaty

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AFRICA/EU

However, his triumph also highlights the serious challenges that face a new EU-Africa trade and development treaty due to come onstream in late 2021 in relation to its trade, aid…

Term of Serbia’s new government will be brief

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SERBIA

Brnabic’s government, sworn in a month earlier, is being dubbed a government of national unity. It includes almost all parties in the parliament elected in the June elections…

African activists face uphill battle on LGBT rights

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AFRICA

Although the bill may never become law, it is nevertheless symptomatic of a wider resurgence of anti-LGBT sentiment across Africa, which is being fanned by political populists.

Latin Americans' hopes will challenge their leaders

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LATIN AMERICA

Citizen satisfaction in Latin America.

Rightist religious political opposition grows in Peru

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PERU

Religious conservatism.

Nigerian Pentacostalism may see more fragmentation

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NIGERIA

A September court decision allowed Joshua’s widow, Evelyn, finally to succeed him as senior pastor. SCOAN and other mega-churches play key political roles in Nigeria and their…

Same-sex ruling will face challenges in Latin America

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LATIN AMERICA

LGBTI rights in Latin America.