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South Africa's Ramaphosa may struggle to push reforms

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SOUTH AFRICA

While Ramaphosa won one of the most contentious contests in the ANC's 105-year history, several of his allies failed to get elected to other top posts. Furthermore, controversial…

Liberia’s Weah will face stiff re-election battle

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LIBERIA

While the opposition Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) alliance won seven of the 15 senate seats on offer, compared to three for the CDC, preliminary results of the referendum…

Popular ire may upset ZANU-PF's Zimbabwe election plan

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ZIMBABWE

The ruling ZANU-PF party appears to be trying to control the campaign and outcome to a much greater extent than in 2018. However, this effort is being complicated by record levels…

Democratic slippages may fuel African coups

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AFRICA

Although support for democracy remains the norm, and has proven resilient over the last decade, the poor performance of civilian leaders has led to a waning commitment to the…

Somali security and governance top president’s agenda

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SOMALIA

Farmajo won with a clear majority in the second round against the incumbent President Hassan Sheikh Mohamed by 184 votes to 97, with another former president taking the remaining…

Chadian government will mask economic shortcomings

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CHAD

Economic update.

Greylisting underscores South Africa reform imperative

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SOUTH AFRICA

Some deficiencies were detailed in a 2021 FATF report and in October 2021 the country was given 18 months to remedy them or face greylisting. Greylisted states face tougher due…

Strong win by Nigeria's Buhari may prove deceptive

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NIGERIA

Buhari’s victory largely replicated the scope of his 2015 win, with high margins in northern states and victories across most of the south-west and parts of the north-central…

Ethiopia's demonetisation mixes politics and economics

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ETHIOPIA

The move comes after the government prohibited individuals and organisations from holding cash over ETB1.5mn (around USD41,000) and a cap on daily cash withdrawals for individuals…

South African government faces public-sector showdown

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SOUTH AFRICA

The negotiations follow the government’s refusal last year to pay the final annual tranche of a previous three-year deal. Containing the public-sector wage bill is seen as key for…