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ASEAN-Australia relations will grow

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ASEAN/AUSTRALIA

Besides a leaders’ plenary and retreat, there were events linked to four thematic tracks: business; climate and clean energy; maritime cooperation; and emerging leaders…

North Macedonian renewables policy will survive poll

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NORTH MACEDONIA

From a small base, more electricity is being generated from renewable energy sources (RES): 551 megawatts of installed capacity were licensed in the past two years. However…

Terrorism furore poses risk to Uganda’s tourist sector

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UGANDA

The attack is the most serious attack on foreign nationals in recent years, although the government has also blamed the ADF for various other recent attacks.

Yemen’s anti-Huthi front is unlikely to regain force

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YEMEN

The PLC is deeply divided, and economic conditions are deteriorating. There is no indication of improved governance in the southern areas of Yemen that it holds, despite the…

More Syrians will go hungry, at home and abroad

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SYRIA

Donors have over the past year sharply cut humanitarian assistance to Syrians both inside and outside the country, citing funding shortfalls and record levels of global need. Food…

Latin America's renewable energy growth may hit limits

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LATIN AMERICA

As variable generation capacity rises, the need to facilitate its end use increases, creating new demands for investment in electrical transmission and consumption and offering…

US forces will likely withdraw from Niger

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NIGER

This occurs amid a breakdown in Niger's relations with the United States following the junta’s March 16 abrogation of a military agreement governing the presence of US troops in…

Riyadh will edge into a more visible role in Africa

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SAUDI ARABIA

Hosting the inaugural Saudi-Africa summit in November, Riyadh pledged to invest USD25bn, provide USD10bn in export finance and commit USD5bn billion to development projects by the…

Abu Dhabi’s Africa outreach will accelerate

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

State-owned company Abu Dhabi Ports (ADP) is also prominent in the continent’s maritime sector, with agreements to operate ports in Angola and Congo-Brazzaville. The UAE’s…

Manama will struggle to vary its investor offering

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BAHRAIN

The Economic Development Board (EDB), the country’s investment promotion agency, announced in March that its ‘golden licence’ scheme of incentives for local and foreign investors…