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Political consultants in Africa will have minor impact

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AFRICA

International consulting in Africa

US January 6 committee builds case for charging Trump

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UNITED STATES

In a series of carefully structured presentations, the hearings have presented significant new details about the events leading up to that day and beyond. Much of the evidence…

Business may struggle to ease South Africa’s crises

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SOUTH AFRICA

However, sceptics still doubt whether essentially political problems can be adequately addressed by technocratic inputs alone, without broader reforms to the ANC, the government…

New Angolan oil investments could prove elusive

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ANGOLA

As Angola struggles to cope with its deepest financial crisis since the end of the civil war in 2002, Sonangol profits have fallen dramatically from 2.4 billion dollars in 2009 to…

South African corruption fight depends on ANC politics

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SOUTH AFRICA

His four-year probe focused on large-scale corruption during the presidency of former President Jacob Zuma. It has implicated a number of high-ranking politicians and…

Congressional support will assist Guatemala’s Arevalo

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GUATEMALA

A Constitutional Court ruling barring members of his Movimiento Semilla (Seed Movement, Semilla) from holding congressional leadership positions will constrain the party’s room…

Tarcisio de Freitas will rise on the right in Brazil

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BRAZIL

He built a career in the military and subsequently in the civil service under governments across the political spectrum. Ultimately, however, Tarcisio became a household name…

Trump is likely to avert collapse, but faces defeat

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UNITED STATES

Republican officeholders, party officials and donors have called for Trump to drop out of the presidential race in the last few days. Despite struggling in the polls since the…

Pakistan government will survive challenges to it

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PAKISTAN

Meanwhile, the pandemic-hit economy remains on shaky ground, although there are signs of recovery. Elections to the Senate -- parliament’s upper house, where the government bloc…

Kenya election controversy increasingly likely

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KENYA

Opposition leader Raila Odinga and supporters of his National Super Alliance (NASA) have long since lost faith in the capacity of the IEBC to deliver a free and fair election and…