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Russian security agencies vie for roles in repression

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RUSSIA

The discreet power struggle is motivated by competition for budgets and powers, a desire to avoid blame and genuine disagreement about the best strategy to adopt.

Ecuador’s Lasso faces ongoing pressure post-protests

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ECUADOR

The vote came after two weeks of national strike action led by the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE). Lasso responded to the strike by declaring a…

New constitution will not end Chile protests rapidly

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CHILE

This is its latest attempt to quell the protests and violence that have rocked Chile for over three weeks. Two days earlier, the country’s mayors bypassed the government and…

Malawian election ruling may not end political unrest

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MALAWI

The case has been brought by runner-up Lazarus Chakwera, leader of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP), and third-place finisher former Vice-President Saulos Chilima of the United…

Senegal's Sall will look to choose successor

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SENEGAL

This has brought to an end months of speculation and deliberately cultivated ambiguity over his intention to seek a third term. His decision follows violent protests in support of…

Political tensions will escalate in Guinea-Bissau

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GUINEA-BISSAU

Protestors were demonstrating against President Umaro Sissoco Embalo’s December 4 decision to dissolve parliament, in which the PAIGC held a majority, and thus remove the…

Nicaraguan migration tests Costa Rican hospitality

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COSTA RICA

Nicaraguan migrants.

Senegalese opposition gains will be fragile

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SENEGAL

Opposition victories in those cities came despite legal imbroglios involving key opposition figures, which some critics of President Macky Sall saw as attempts to skew the…

Swaziland faces prolonged period of instability

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SWAZILAND

One person was shot in the head and left in critical condition. The opposition movement has grown dramatically this year following the death in late May of law student Thabani…

Uzbekistan slipping backwards to earlier repression

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UZBEKISTAN

As he heads towards a presidential election in October, specific recent developments and the general direction of travel indicate a desire to tighten rather than ease the…