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Equatorial Guinea’s fiscal woes are likely to mount

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EQUATORIAL GUINEA

Equatorial Guinea fiscal challenges

Liberia’s Weah may struggle to maintain public trust

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LIBERIA

President George Weah's challenges.

Gabonese government reassurances will ring hollow

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GABON

The president’s health troubles and prolonged absence have created a political crisis and fears of institutional instability. With the economy struggling amid declining oil…

Ivory Coast’s legislative polls will test reform claim

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IVORY COAST

The poll was marred by pre- and post-election violence, resulting in scores of arrests (including some opposition leaders) and over 85 deaths. Ouattara has officially begun a…

Gabonese government will emphasise Bongo's recovery

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GABON

Gabonese elite upheaval.

Madagascar’s Rajoelina may not fulfil pro-poor mandate

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MADAGASCAR

Madagascar's new president.

Senegal’s president should secure easy re-election

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SENEGAL

This leaves incumbent President Macky Sall (no relation) facing only four challengers in the first round.

Election could push Israel towards illiberal democracy

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ISRAEL

The results of Israel’s fifth parliamentary election in less than four years were decisive, ending a period of political instability. Although policy guidelines and the division…

Mauritian parties will hasten pre-poll manoeuvring

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MAURITIUS

Jugnauth's government has been engulfed by several corruption scandals, including the resignation of the country's first female president in March 2018. Meanwhile, a forthcoming…