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Progress on Simandou mine will aid Guinea's president

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GUINEA

Simandou corruption allegations.

Senegal presidential contender likely to be sidelined

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SENEGAL

Khalifa Sall trial

Nicaragua election criticism will not shake Ortega

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NICARAGUA

The outcome comes as little surprise, given the repressive tactics used by the Ortega administration in the run-up to the vote, which included the disqualification or imprisonment…

New elections hold key to Sri Lanka's democratic shift

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SRI LANKA

Political outlook.

Central American security cooperation to target gangs

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CENTRAL AMERICA

One major step to that end was the agreement in August to increase cooperation to tackle gang activity with the creation of a trinational force.

Moise honeymoon will be short in Haiti

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HAITI

The ceremony marked a return to democratic order for Haiti after a prolonged electoral cycle and a year without a president. However, Moise will face a myriad of challenges…

Kremlin tries to match governors to its regional needs

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RUSSIA

Five years after Sergey Kiriyenko arrived in the presidential administration to manage the political system, technocratic leaders are emerging from his programme designed to…

Municipals cement Sandinista dominance in Nicaragua

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NICARAGUA

The elections saw subdued turnout, with several opposition parties complaining that they had been blocked from campaigning. Despite international observers’ claims that the…

Suspicious election fuels risk of violence in Honduras

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HONDURAS

Defeated candidate Salvador Nasralla, who was leading for much of the count, has refused to concede, alleging fraud. With protesters already on the streets, the tight election…

Liberia's next president faces mounting expectations

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LIBERIA

Whoever succeeds outgoing President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf will have to tackle widespread state corruption, cut recurrent government expenditure and boost infrastructure spending…