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1 – 10 of 36Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto remains the front runner in the presidential race, but he will probably need to win a run-off on June 26 to prevail. Jokowi has denied rumours of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285062
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Benavides is accused of heading up a ‘criminal organisation’ that used its influence over Congress to manipulate appointments to key state institutions, confirming fears about the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283817
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The firms aim to extract gold, lead, zinc, iron ore and copper across several Afghan provinces. Earlier this year, Afghanistan agreed a major contract relating to oil extraction…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282083
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In particular, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has indicated it hopes to renegotiate a USD6.5bn minerals-for-infrastructure deal signed with two Chinese state-owned…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279252
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Such smuggling represents not only an opportunity for personal enrichment, but reflects Zimbabwe’s pressing need for foreign exchange (forex) and inability to access conventional…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279001
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The measure provoked much speculation about whether it reflected renewed resource nationalism, amid increasing geopolitical competition for access to resources such as lithium…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275943
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The DRC is the world’s largest cobalt producer by far, accounting for some 70% of total world production. The outcome of the dispute therefore has significant implications for…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272336
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The claim appears somewhat unbelievable given that the US Geological Survey estimates existing global gold reserves at just 244,000 tonnes. Nevertheless, the aggressive marketing…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272370
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The government initiated the talks with a view to defusing tensions in domestic politics. Opposition parties boycotted the one-sided presidential election in 2014 that brought…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB205753
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Batteries and energy storage.