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Mozambican debt fallout will persist over Kroll report

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MOZAMBIQUE

Risk firm Kroll was looking into undisclosed state loans worth 2 billion dollars, but it said that the Mozambican government did not collaborate fully with the firm's…

Algeria will aim to hold on to gas market share

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ALGERIA

Sonatrach is preparing to renegotiate most of its long-term contracts to supply natural gas by pipeline and as liquefied natural gas (LNG), as their expiry dates approach in 2019…

Brunei will avoid confrontation over South China Sea

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BRUNEI

Tensions between China and the South-east Asian claimants have increased considerably in the first half of this year. This has prompted some of those South-east Asian countries…

Jakarta-led South-east Asia sea talks would irk China

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

Four of the states -- Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam -- are competing claimants in the waters to China. Singapore, the other invitee, is not. Neither is Indonesia…

Tainted Mozambique poll will increase FRELIMO unease

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MOZAMBIQUE

RENAMO and the second-largest opposition Mozambique Democratic Movement (MDM) have alleged fraud in several municipalities that FRELIMO won by a narrow margin. Meanwhile, new…

Turkish foreign policy will seek a power balance

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TURKEY

Turkey’s confrontation with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) is a key driver of regional and to some extent international policy. Erdogan’s comfortable victory in the May 2023…

Egypt’s Israeli ties will persist despite war

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EGYPT

It hosted an international conference on October 21 to promote diplomatic efforts to that end, and as the humanitarian crisis deepened, officials have ratcheted up their rhetoric…

Cyprus and Aegean rows are cooling Greco-Turkish ties

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CYPRUS/GREECE/TURKEY

Renewed tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Moscow's interference in Europe will force responses

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EUROPE

Russia is contending with the West for influence in Serbia, a candidate for EU membership. For Belgrade, integration with the EU is economically advantageous but like several…

Like-minded leaders may improve Bolivia-Chile ties

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BOLIVIA/CHILE

This opens up the possibility of renewed diplomatic relations and closer cooperation between these estranged neighbours, despite ongoing Bolivian frustrations over access to the…