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Sanctions end will buoy Sudan's domestic agenda

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SUDAN

Washington’s decision ends Khartoum’s uncertainty on the issue and marks a considerable shift in US policy towards Sudan. Sudanese Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour cautiously…

Trump-Guterres alliance may deliver UN reform

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INT

The meeting comes shortly after UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres published an ambitious blueprint for reform of the UN development system -- the product of months of internal…

Ivory Coast’s legislative polls will test reform claim

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IVORY COAST

The poll was marred by pre- and post-election violence, resulting in scores of arrests (including some opposition leaders) and over 85 deaths. Ouattara has officially begun a…

New Kenyan president faces uphill challenge to deliver

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KENYA

Most notably, the president promised to reinvigorate the economy through a bottom-up approach that rewards Kenya’s “hustlers” -- those who must work and ‘hustle’ for a living…

Ethiopia's forex crunch will aggravate reform pressure

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ETHIOPIA

The government hopes this plan will above all inject fresh foreign currency into the cash-starved economy. Recently, it has had to manage its dwindling foreign exchange (forex…

IMF unlikely to resolve Zambia's debt conundrum

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ZAMBIA

While the G20's new Common Framework for Debt Treatments provides a new mechanism for debt restructuring, it also requires Zambia to convince the IMF that it has disclosed all of…

Prospects for South Africa in 2021

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PROSPECTS 2021

Yet market sentiment remains sceptical of Pretoria’s ability to deliver on the package, implement steep and politically contentious expenditure cuts and boost growth. Meanwhile, a…

Ethiopia's demonetisation mixes politics and economics

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ETHIOPIA

The move comes after the government prohibited individuals and organisations from holding cash over ETB1.5mn (around USD41,000) and a cap on daily cash withdrawals for individuals…