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1 – 10 of 14Those protests initially focused on the controversial new Finance Bill 2024, which President William Ruto subsequently withdrew, but have since morphed into calls for Ruto to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB288183
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Ahead of the October elections, a government crackdown has intensified. President Kais Saied is using the security forces and judicial system to stifle the opposition. The…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB288114
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There have been protracted negotiations following strikes by teachers last year. Concerns over continued disruption to education and possible contagion to other sectors are…
CUBA: Fuel price hike threatens to worsen hardship
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES285565
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Although the protests have remained relatively limited in scale and spread, they have nevertheless highlighted widespread opposition to Ruto’s economic policies and led to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280881
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In the streets outside, police clashed with demonstrators demanding her resignation and early elections. A new president of Congress was elected two days earlier following a deal…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280935
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These shocks will sustain already heightened reform pressures on the government during a period of diminishing public revenue. Security crises across various states and regions…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257599
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MEXICO: Gasoline violence will escalate
Continuing violent protests.
Nevertheless, multinationals face mounting pressure to deliver on their sustainability programmes, while Ivorian and Ghanaian regulators face new pressures to bolster domestic…