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Building African vaccine capacity will take time

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AFRICA

Efforts to build production capacity are emerging as supply deficits leave just 1% of Africans inoculated against COVID

Lebanon could soon reach a breaking point

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LEBANON

The resignation of the prime minister-designate cuts off the last open route to restructuring and financial assistance

African governments may face growing climate pressures

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AFRICA

Facing extreme weather events, Africans want more action to limit the impact of climate change

Social attitudes will shape LGBT rights in Africa

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AFRICA

Anti-LGBT legislation and anti-LGBT violence appear to be on the rise again in some parts of Africa

People may tire of Central-East European corruption

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EUROPE

Estonia is seen as least corrupt in CEE, but the region includes poor-scoring Bosnia and North Macedonia

Demography and past austerity raise the COVID-19 risks

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INT

COVID-19 particularly threatens the elderly; ageing populations and years of post-crisis austerity leave nations at risk

Ethiopia’s local conflicts will pose governance risks

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ETHIOPIA

As attention focuses on developments at the national level, sub-national conflicts are boiling over

Myanmar: 'Nationwide' ethnic peace will lag election

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MYANMAR

Eight ethnic groups have signed up to negotiate for peace, but the November 8 election interregnum complicates any deal

Congo’s siege tactics may fail to bring stability

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CONGO-KINSHASA

Two of the country’s conflict-affected eastern provinces have been placed under military control

Risks and opportunities 2020: Russia and Eurasia

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CIS

Russia’s principal risks are domestic; its neighbours’ prospects will depend in part on their ties with Moscow