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Somalia faces long road to economic reconstruction

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SOMALIA

Despite the government’s genuine efforts to implement policy reforms, low to non-existent institutional capacity will continue to impede the emergence of a more formalised…

New Zealand’s Ardern will pursue more centrist agenda

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NEW ZEALAND

Unlike in Labour’s first term, the party now no longer needs the support of minor parties to govern. Its 49% win is extraordinary given the mixed-member proportional electoral…

Debt scandal will damage Mozambique's donor relations

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MOZAMBIQUE

In April, they agreed to swap the debt for apparently lower-risk sovereign bonds, but later discovered that Maputo had concealed major outstanding loans, precipitating a crisis of…

South Sudan may struggle to attract oil investment

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SOUTH SUDAN

Crude oil is central to South Sudan’s economy, providing between 80% and 90% of government revenue and almost all export earnings. Last year’s oil price shock hit the economy hard…