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Socio-economic cost of internet shutdowns is rising

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INTERNATIONAL

US-based digital rights watchdog Access Now recorded more internet shutdown events in 2023 than ever before. US-based non-profit Internet Society Pulse suggests that this trend…

Ivory Coast’s military could hamper economic gains

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IVORY COAST

The attacks came shortly after President Alassane Ouattara reshuffled his cabinet and overshadowed Ivory Coast's hosting of the 8th francophone games in Abidjan (July 21-30). The…

Middle East socioeconomic trajectories are negative

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MIDDLE EAST

Lower global oil prices contributing to new tensions in both oil-producing and oil-importing countries.

Russian-Saudi interests too divergent for partnership

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RUSSIA/SAUDI ARABIA

King Salman bin Abdulaziz's visit to Moscow in October was hailed as a major step forward in relations, but many of the agreements signed were preliminary or simply confirmation…

A Saudi Arabia-Iran deal will boost security and trade

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SAUDI ARABIA/IRAN

Relations between Riyadh and Tehran have long been characterised by political tension, and episodes of proxy military confrontation. Ties reached their nadir in 2016 when…

Congo will use conflict minerals to discredit Rwanda

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CONGO-KINSHASA

This comes amid heightened scrutiny of Rwandan support to the M23 rebellion in eastern DRC and plays on long-standing claims that the illegal minerals trade is a major driver of…

Colombia's oil sector will weather price slump

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COLOMBIA

The Colombian oil sector.

Lebanese economy on course for muted recovery in 2015

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LEBANON

According to its Global Economic Prospects report, the bank forecast a modest increase in GDP growth in 2015 to 2.0%, up from an estimated 1.5% in 2014. Since 2011, the economy…

Prestige will make Russia's arms industry untouchable

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RUSSIA

Russia's arms industry.

Any Colombian ‘peace dividend’ will be muted in 2017

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COLOMBIA

The negotiations follow the ratification of a revised peace deal with the country’s largest rebel group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) on November 30. After…