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Argentine economic morass will hit Macri's prospects

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ARGENTINA

Although eight polling firms had given opposition candidate Alberto Fernandez an edge of 2-8 percentage points (pp) over Macri, the final result showed a difference of over 15 pp…

Gap between France’s Macron and Le Pen is narrowing

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FRANCE

Nevertheless, Le Pen remains the most serious threat to President Emmanuel Macron's hopes for re-election in 2022. She stands above him in some national polls, reflecting her…

Obama visit will boost, slightly, US-Africa ties

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US/AFRICA

Obama's personal connections to Kenya have ensured that this trip has received much more attention than usual presidential journeys. However, the impact of these visits has been…

Devolution offers rewards in Egypt, but may be gradual

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EGYPT

The Local Administration Draft Law.

Algeria will pursue stronger ties in the Sahel

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ALGERIA

In February, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced that Algeria is planning free trade zones with Niger and Mali, despite increasingly volatile ties with the latter. That same…

Appetite for African minerals may boost infrastructure

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AFRICA

Mineral exports from the Central African Copperbelt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Zambia are rising and existing export routes via South Africa do not have the…

Hungary will ease immigration to meet labour shortage

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HUNGARY

The poorly publicised law provides for an entirely new visa system, focused on streamlining guest-worker and skilled worker permits from third countries. It addresses an…

Paraguay's Pena will face major governance challenges

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PARAGUAY

His inaugural speech displayed commitment to a right-wing economic strategy and pro-US foreign policy. However, it omitted two potential threats to governance: renegotiation of…

'Reshoring' from China is slowly but surely underway

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CHINA

However, this is a partial and long-term process that for the rest of this decade is likely to leave China as an integral part of many transnational supply chains. Reshoring will…

New US Africa policy needs investment support

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UNITED STATES

Promising more equal partnerships, wider diplomatic engagement and a values-first approach to countering democratic backsliding and authoritarianism, the new strategy promises a…