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US protests will see some police reform locally

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UNITED STATES

The killing of African Americans by police is a major political issue; the death rate is three times higher for blacks than whites. Yet this masks huge geographic variation…

Mexico's education reform presents a major challenge

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MEXICO

School results have long been weak in Mexico. While, as a proportion of GDP, education expenditure is significant, the system is inefficient, with a large proportion of the budget…

Detente with Turkish opposition mayors may be brief

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TURKEY

Government relations with opposition-led cities.

Crisis renews Olympic Games concerns in Brazil

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BRAZIL

The outlook for the Rio Olympic Games.

South Africa's ANC will struggle to unite before 2019

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SOUTH AFRICA

Ramaphosa received the backing of five of nine provinces, while closest rival Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma received four. However, branch nominations are no guarantee of elective…

Prospects for Southern Africa in 2019

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PROSPECTS 2019

Prospects for Southern Africa in 2019.

Prospects for South Africa in 2020

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PROSPECTS 2020

Prospects for South Africa in 2020.

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…

Brazil government coalition risks unraveling

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BRAZIL

On her return from the United States and Russia, President Dilma Rousseff's problems have not changed; indeed, most worsened during her absence. Brazil's economic outlook is…

Brazil's Bolsonaro raises tension amid COVID-19 threat

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BRAZIL

The demonstrations took place despite the cancellation of public events amid repeated warnings that the number of COVID-19 cases in Brazil is set to increase exponentially in the…