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Street pressures will erode elite cohesion in Cuba

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CUBA

The government is nevertheless shaken. Protests were triggered by severe economic hardship, and reflect a loss of public confidence that the government can improve matters. The…

Turkish-EU migrant policies will continue to diverge

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TURKEY/EU

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said Germany is "ready to offer support" on four Turkish demands in return for cooperating with the EU in the migrant crisis. At a joint press…

Nigerian government will look to prevent more protests

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NIGERIA

However, except in a few states, these panels have been slow to start restitution processes. Their existence was recently threatened by a legal challenge -- now withdrawn -- by…

Moroccan authorities will manage the king’s absences

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MOROCCO

He returned to Rabat in March, apparently after a three-month stay in Gabon, and engaged in an intensive programme of public activities. The monarchy (and political figures close…

Nepali politics will get stormier in lead-up to polls

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NEPAL

Today, Deuba’s Nepali Congress (NC) party and its governing partners said they will contest the polls as an alliance. The opposition challenge will be led by the Communist Party…

COVID-19 crisis risks deeper European rifts on privacy

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EUROPE

New privacy guidelines.

UN Xinjiang report will put pressure on firms in China

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CHINA

Compilation of the report was led by Michelle Bachelet, the UN human rights commissioner at the time. Its release was delayed until just eleven minutes before the end of her term…

Ruling party will win Myanmar poll but emerge weaker

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MYANMAR

Voters will be electing lawmakers for regional and state legislatures as well as parliament’s upper and lower houses. State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for…

The Congolese president will face growing pressure

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CONGO-KINSHASA

President Joseph Kabila is fighting to maintain his office against a challenge from former Katanga province governor Moise Katumbi. The constitutional term limit stipulates that…

Zimbabwean government clampdown could escalate

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ZIMBABWE

This was the second major protest banned by the authorities in recent days, amid deepening public dissatisfaction with the government's handling of the economy. As fears grow…