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Dialogue failure risks new conflicts in Venezuela

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VENEZUELA

Venezuela has welcomed OPEC's agreement to the first oil production cut since 2008 but this fillip was offset by a 67% fall in the black market value of the bolivar in November -…

Iranian dissent will slow promised Caspian Sea accord

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IRAN/CIS

Talks to decide the Caspian Sea's status.

Food insecurity will persist in South Sudan

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SOUTH SUDAN

Areas of South Sudan were once predicted to become the ‘food basket’ of East Africa, making the country a net exporter of agricultural produce. However, even before independence…

Nigeria's Tinubu will struggle with fiscal challenges

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NIGERIA

These subsidies were scheduled to end in June. The Council justified the decision on the need for more preparatory work, particularly by the incoming administration of…

Algeria to build and diversify energy and other ties

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ALGERIA

Algeria’s traditional foreign policy of non-alignment has been tested by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It is performing a delicate balancing act, preserving close political and…