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1 – 10 of 187The bill was defeated, serving both to highlight an unpopular issue shortly before the nation goes to the polls and to create divisions within the ruling Botswana Democratic Party…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB289784
ISSN: 2633-304X
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As a result, forecasts suggest an increase in production over the rest of the decade, perhaps approaching one-third. Industry sources attribute this partly to a shift in the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB289645
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Large quantities of the critical minerals needed for the green transition are found in Central Africa and this has spurred a boom in mining and infrastructure, of which the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB289480
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The project was scrapped by the government two years earlier after protests against it had erupted across the country. Local environmental groups suspected that the project had…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB288032
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The outcome potentially threatens entrenched two-party dominance. Parliament has been greatly expanded, with broader representation and more female MPs. While this appears to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB288184
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PHILIPPINES: Geopolitics will impact nickel ambitions
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES286968
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The government proposes banning new contracts for thermal coal exploitation, shortening timeframes for mining exploration and introducing new environmental regulations that could…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285869
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Boluarte has reshuffled some key cabinet posts, including the portfolios of defence, economy and finance, and energy and mines. The main purpose of the changes is to shore up…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285270
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The changes respond to pressures to facilitate the development of agriculture in the region. The pace of deforestation has been rapid in recent years to the detriment of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284782
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AGOA provides the central mechanism for US-Africa trade, but expires in 2025. This gives the upcoming meeting added weight as pressure is growing for the contours of the future…