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SOUTH AFRICA: Lockdown frustrations could mount
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES252571
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Rebooting the economy is just one challenge facing Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. The junta leader-turned-civilian premier continues to come under pressure from a pro-democracy…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB266195
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Trudeau’s gamble in calling a federal election on his pandemic record two years earlier than necessary has raised the possibility of a change of government, as the Conservatives…
The move implied tacit acceptance of Morales’s controversial re-election bid, reducing the likelihood of Bolivia becoming an international pariah along with its allies Venezuela…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB244006
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The re-opening comes despite an infection rate that is expected to peak only later this year.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB252979
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This comes despite increasing cases of COVID-19 cases nationwide, with the government forced this week to postpone the planned return of school students after ten teachers tested…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253069
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The initial crisis response of Akufo-Addo's government appeared to strengthen his standing ahead of general elections later this year. However, since the early easing of a partial…
SWAPO lost its two-thirds majority in the main house of parliament last year and could also see its dominance in the second parliamentary chamber diminished. SWAPO's decline in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257718
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It comes after Austria became the first European country to announce it would make vaccinations mandatory for the adult population. Both countries have among the lowest…