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New airport will boost Mexico City's economy

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MEXICO

The new Mexico City international airport project.

Tunisia's Kasserine will be protest flashpoint

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TUNISIA

Profile of the Kasserine region.

Food insecurity risks unrest across North Africa

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NORTH AFRICA

Food insecurity in North Africa.

Venezuelan political processes sideline civil society

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VENEZUELA

A decade after his death, a recent Datanalisis poll gives Chavez the highest approval rating of any political leader, at 56%, compared with 22% for his successor Nicolas Maduro…

Park will persist with tough reforms in South Korea

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SOUTH KOREA

Political developments in South Korea.

Latin America risks another lost decade

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LATIN AMERICA

The health crisis, national lockdowns and a global recession have combined to create a difficult environment in Latin America, while governments’ responses to the pandemic have…

Smuggling will weigh on Tunisian economy and politics

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TUNISIA

Essid has been working to form a new coalition government since general elections in late December. The new unity government will face tremendous pressure to jumpstart the…

Tunisian transition is far from over

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TUNISIA

Some observers, and some Tunisians themselves, argue the successes so far achieved are explained by a set of factors unique to Tunisia, including: a homogeneous population; a…

Sanctions end aids Burundi but may entrench old flaws

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BURUNDI

This move, which was evidently coordinated and timed to coincide with President Evariste Ndayishimiye’s Brussels visit during the EU-African Union Summit, represents a major…

Costa Rica’s pandemic response faces political hurdles

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COSTA RICA

In August, it asked the IMF for a USD1.75bn credit under the Extended Fund Facility. This will come on top of the USD504mn approved by the IMF for emergency financial assistance…