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Egypt’s green hydrogen industry is taking off

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EGYPT

Deals worth EUR40bn (USD44bn) covering renewable energy and green hydrogen were signed at June's EU-Egypt investment conference. They promise to help Cairo decarbonise local…

Mexico’s Sheinbaum looks set to maintain AMLO’s legacy

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MEXICO

The constitution prohibits President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) from standing again. However, given his continuing personal popularity and dominance of the ruling National…

Sheinbaum’s water reforms will face hurdles in Mexico

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MEXICO

Water shortages have become a pressing issue in recent years, amid rising demand and a prolonged drought. Sheinbaum will have to balance competing interests of economic sectors…

Kuwait faces severe fiscal challenges into medium term

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KUWAIT

Finance Minister Anwar al-Mudhaf has repeatedly stated his intention to pursue radical fiscal and economic reform. As directed by the emir, the new government, appointed in May…

Mali's junta may face stalemate in the north

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MALI

This followed claims from Ukrainian military intelligence that it had aided northern rebels in a July 27 ambush in the remote north-eastern locality of Tinzaouatene, which may…

Mexican government human rights failings will continue

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MEXICO

AMLO took power in 2018 promising to address Mexico’s poor human rights record. As his presidency ends, militarised policing has done little to reduce insecurity and authorities…

Talon may consolidate his control of Benin politics

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BENIN

Meanwhile, President Patrice Talon is struggling to assert himself regionally amid an ongoing spat with Niger, while the rest of the Economic Community of West African States…

Guinea's foreign ties will ease pressure on junta

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GUINEA

Adverse weather and a heavy military presence in the streets may have deterred protests in a context where demonstrations are banned. Meanwhile, despite the prevailing repressive…

Warmer US ties will not draw Cambodia away from China

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CAMBODIA

He met top officials including Prime Minister Hun Manet; Senate President Hun Sen, Hun Manet’s father and predecessor and still the leader of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party…

Colombia pension reform will face further challenges

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COLOMBIA

The bill’s content was watered down during debate, with the earning threshold at which payments into private pension funds are permitted lowered and the Central Bank granted a…