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Sanctions end aids Burundi but may entrench old flaws

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BURUNDI

This move, which was evidently coordinated and timed to coincide with President Evariste Ndayishimiye’s Brussels visit during the EU-African Union Summit, represents a major…

Spain could become more active in foreign relations

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SPAIN

Spain’s foreign policy.

COVID-19 adds to Afghan fiscal and political pressures

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AFGHANISTAN

The government is struggling to manage the health crisis and is distracted by peace negotiations, the impending US troop withdrawal and its own factional infighting.

Guterres reforms shake up UN agency dynamics

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INTERNATIONAL

Member state representatives are expected to use the opportunity to debate long-awaited reforms to the UN development system and make it clear which elements of UN…

Angola's renewed China dependence will bring more pain

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ANGOLA

However, China’s insistence on negotiating debt relief bilaterally and on a loan-by-loan basis will delay efforts to reschedule borrowing, jeopardising Angola’s debt…

Developing world will push for climate action at COP23

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INT/UN

Much of the formal agenda consists of work of a technical nature to develop rules and procedures to implement the Paris Agreement. However, Fiji, the first island state to serve…

More developing countries will face debt distress

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INTERNATIONAL

EMDC debt distress.

Second COVID-19 wave will test Madagascar’s Rajoelina

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MADAGASCAR

However, with a second wave underway and the mining and tourism sectors -- key foreign exchange earners -- upended, he recently changed tack, authorising an immunisation programme…

Nigeria’s Lagos will struggle to curb COVID-19 spread

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NIGERIA

Lagos' eased lockdown.

Underlying problems outlast New Caledonia referendum

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NEW CALEDONIA

This follows New Caledonia’s November 4 referendum on independence from France, which fulfilled part of the Accord, and in which 56.4% voted against and 43.6% in favour on an…