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Regional issues frustrate Nairobi’s foreign strategy

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KENYA

The trip comes shortly after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled that Somalia can pursue a claim against Kenya over a maritime boundary dispute. The ruling was the…

Leftist leaders have mixed record in Bolivia and Peru

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BOLIVIA/PERU

President Pedro Castillo's administration in Peru shows a distrust of established institutions while Bolivia has had more success in making the existing bureaucracy work for…

Airbus crash will add to firm, European sector worries

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EUROPE

Prospects for the European defence aerospace sector.

Nepotism scandal will pose reform risks in Paraguay

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PARAGUAY

The move follows a mounting nepotism scandal known as ‘nepobabies’ -- the appointment without any open selection process of many close relatives as ‘advisers’ to politicians in…

Romanian recovery plan renews state capacity doubts

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ROMANIA

The plan includes ambitious reforms and investment projects, but the Commission’s critical first reactions highlight questions around the feasibility of some of these reforms and…

Escape adds to Pena Nieto's credibility deficit

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MEXICO

The embarrassing jailbreak tarnishes the mandate Mexico's mid-term election gave the administration of President Enrique Pena Nieto to consolidate its reform programme…

Judicial reform will be key test in Sudan’s transition

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SUDAN

Judicial reform prospects and challenges in Sudan.

Slovak elections may yield a broad centrist coalition

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SLOVAKIA

Slovakia is facing early general elections in September, with former Prime Minister Robert Fico’s Direction-Social Democracy (Smer-SD) hoping to regain power. Progressive Slovakia…

Turnbull is the narrow favourite in Australia election

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AUSTRALIA

Turnbull's governing Liberal-National Coalition is currently neck-and-neck with Leader of the Opposition Bill Shorten's Labor Party in opinion polls. If Turnbull is defeated…

Kyrgyz president's ally is likely to succeed him

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KYRGYZSTAN

The incumbent president, Almazbek Atambayev, is stepping aside as his single term is expiring. Jeenbekov is a strong contender as he comes from the president's Social Democratic…