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UK White Paper on online harms faces major obstacles

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UNITED KINGDOM

Forthcoming UK White Paper on online harms.

COVID-19 will hit Australia’s defence strategy

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AUSTRALIA

The government has incurred debt to cover its COVID-19 business and social lockdowns. The defence budget is now a likely to target for cost-saving.

South African health plan will prompt more controversy

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SOUTH AFRICA

National Health Insurance (NHI).

Sierra Leone’s anti-graft campaign faces obstacles

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SIERRE LEONE

The recently released Auditor General’s 2019 report was unable to account for almost seven times more than the amount the ACC has recovered since July 2018. Meanwhile, a deadline…

EU-US will clash on artificial intelligence regulation

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EU/US

Its guidance will probably be at odds with the approach adopted by the United States.

AI Summit will test but also solidify UK approach

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UK

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wants London to play a leadership role in the development of global standards for AI. The UK approach to GenAI so far focuses on promoting innovation…

Sierra Leone's revenue problems are likely to mount

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SIERRA LEONE

Yet President Julius Maada Bio’s administration still needs further contributions to fund its COVID-19 response plan. Meanwhile, tensions between the ruling Sierra Leone People’s…

Brunei faces growing economic headwinds

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BRUNEI

Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, one of the world’s few remaining absolute monarchs, faces a tough challenge to turn around the pandemic-hit economy. Brunei is struggling to make up for…

Gabon's green financing may bolster Bongo

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GABON

He has emerged as one of Africa’s leaders in the fight against climate change and is president of the African Group of Climate Negotiators. This occurs in a context in which he…

South African railway reform faces major challenges

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SOUTH AFRICA

Reforms to network industries, particularly of the rail and port parastatal Transnet, figure prominently in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s economic recovery plans. There has been…