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Shadow governance to deepen weak African state control

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AFRICA

The preponderance of weak states in sub-Saharan Africa provides ample scope for non-state actors to seize territory

Internet shutdowns raise risks across Global South

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INT

Governments across the developing world are regularly shutting down online communication to restore political control

Congo’s siege tactics may fail to bring stability

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CONGO-KINSHASA

Two of the country’s conflict-affected eastern provinces have been placed under military control

'Shadow governance' fragments Middle East states

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MIDDLE EAST

Regional conflicts have given rise to non-state actors that provide alternate types of governance

US-China tariffs will prompt supply chain switching

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INT

Industrial policy in both countries aims to stimulate indigenous manufacturing

Latin American air traffic follows the money

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LATAM

Finance and transport hubs pick up air traffic even as some major cities lag

Cloud cybersecurity will draw tighter scrutiny

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INT

The reliance of public and private organisations on cloud infrastructure is rising

Wagner force offers Russia arm's-length deniability

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RUSSIA

An ad hoc volunteer force has gone corporate, going where no one else will

Persistently high food prices may spark social unrest

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INT

Cereal grains such as wheat provide essential sustenance to humans and animals; price surges raise risks of food crises

Caribbean COVID-19 impacts could be deep and lasting

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CARIBBEAN

The pandemic will affect the region’s economies and societies to different degrees but all look sure to suffer