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Increased Mozambican violence will concern investors

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MOZAMBIQUE

In the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Kenneth last month, attacks in Cabo Delgado have intensified, moving closer to major liquefied natural gas (LNG) investments.

Mozambican government will maintain bunker mentality

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MOZAMBIQUE

While the Mozambican authorities, bolstered by a South African-based private military company (PMC), appear to have lessened the scale of insurgent attacks in recent months…

Zimbabwe may face renewed leadership upheaval

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ZIMBABWE

With a currency crisis deepening, and COVID-19-related restrictions forcing millions deeper into poverty and malnutrition, unease is growing within and outside the ZANU-PF…

Unclear strategy may upend Ivorian opposition chances

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IVORY COAST

It remains unclear whether the main opposition candidate, former President Henri Konan Bedie (1993-99), will propose a boycott of the October 31 polls. Meanwhile, the state…

Foreign scrutiny will grow of Cameroon’s Biya

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CAMEROON

In recent months, a heightened crackdown on political dissent, alongside a deteriorating security crisis in the predominantly anglophone Northwest and Southwest, has prompted Nagy…

Liberia’s Weah will face stiff re-election battle

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LIBERIA

While the opposition Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) alliance won seven of the 15 senate seats on offer, compared to three for the CDC, preliminary results of the referendum…

Liberia's president faces economic headwinds

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LIBERIA

This constitutes another economic blow for the government, adding to problems with the supply of electricity and fuel, and rising inflationary pressures. Moreover, the pressures…

Rising Zimbabwean authoritarianism will dent Mnangagwa

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ZIMBABWE

A violent clampdown on the opposition and civil society groups in January and February prompted the US government to renew sanctions, while the UK government has put cooperation…