Search results

Zambian mining sector could see further instability

Location:

ZAMBIA

Zambian mining instability.

Uganda age-limit bill may pass but discord will grow

Location:

UGANDA

Having won re-election in 2016, long-serving President Yoweri Museveni is ineligible to run again in 2021 under a constitutional provision barring candidates over 75 years of age…

Foreign investor interest in Mexico will endure

Location:

MEXICO

This represents the third-highest quarterly inflow ever recorded and comes despite concerns over the nationalistic rhetoric and actions of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador…

The Gambia's Barrow unlikely to be shifted by protests

Location:

GAMBIA

Gambian political turmoil.

Ethiopia may fail to deliver on transitional justice

Location:

ETHIOPIA

The policy includes some changes from the justice ministry’s initial draft, most significantly the removal of a proposal for a special court to prosecute the most serious crimes…

Elite deals prop up Kenya’s weak political stability

Location:

KENYA

Among other things, the three leaders discussed Odinga’s ambitions to become chairman of the African Union (AU) Commission. Alongside reform proposals made by a National Dialogue…

New legislation will worsen Hong Kong repression

Location:

HONG KONG

It is a rewriting of the National Security Law adopted in 2020 under Article 23 and is being fast-tracked by lawmakers. It aims to expand government powers against dissent as…

Bulgaria’s grand coalition may yield modest outcomes

Location:

BULGARIA

After two inconclusive elections, GERB and PP-DB have conditionally agreed to cooperate. The cabinet headed by Nikolay Denkov (PP-DB) ends the long rule by a caretaker…

Ethiopia’s commitment to transitional justice may fade

Location:

ETHIOPIA

Ethiopia has campaigned for an end to the ICHREE’s mandate by touting a draft transitional justice policy as an alternative to international oversight.

Windsor deal eases internal UK trade friction greatly

Location:

UNITED KINGDOM

There are also notable changes to medicines, value-added tax (VAT) and excise. EU single-market rules for goods continue to apply to Northern Ireland-based production, meaning no…