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Prospects for East African politics to end-2020

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PROSPECTS H2 2020

However, the political, economic and social reverberations look set to have a significant impact.

Zambian mining prospects will be tied to politics

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ZAMBIA

That might mostly be jockeying in a dispute over electricity price rises with the state-owned power supplier. In contrast, Vedanta Resources, one of the leading players in…

Brexit will bring instability to Northern Ireland

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UK/IRELAND

The collapse of Northern Ireland's power-sharing executive on January 16, coupled with the prospect of a policed border after Brexit (for the first time since 2005), removes two…

Refugee crisis could hit Myanmar economy soon

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MYANMAR

However, the Council's caution that “additional measures” could be taken if Myanmar's government is deemed not to be tackling the crisis sufficiently was taken by local media to…

Warsaw’s latest steps could take Poland out of EU

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POLAND/EU

Warsaw’s Constitutional Tribunal (KT) has challenged the European legal order in Poland and other member states, regarding EU treaties’ compliance with the national constitution…

Nepal’s election will intensify China-India rivalry

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NEPAL

Nepal's general election.

Central Africa inches closer towards proxy war

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CENTRAL AFRICA

Regional security dynamics in Central Africa.

Prospects for East Africa and the Great Lakes in 2018

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PROSPECTS 2018

Prospects for East Africa and the Great Lakes in 2018.

AMLO policies may hit Mexico-EU trade and investment

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MEXICO/EU

An agreement in principle in 2018, to modernise a 2000 trade deal to deepen trade and investment, is yet to be implemented. At the same time, controversial energy reforms pushed…

Rwandan president's victory masks internal challenges

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RWANDA

President Paul Kagame's looming challenges.