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Uganda age-limit bill may pass but discord will grow

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UGANDA

Having won re-election in 2016, long-serving President Yoweri Museveni is ineligible to run again in 2021 under a constitutional provision barring candidates over 75 years of age…

Disunity among critics will aid South Sudan government

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SOUTH SUDAN

Two years after the peace agreement, South Sudan is still at war -- and political, security, humanitarian and economic conditions are dire. Nevertheless, the balance of power…

Corruption scandals will bring down Peru prosecutor

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PERU

Benavides is accused of heading up a ‘criminal organisation’ that used its influence over Congress to manipulate appointments to key state institutions, confirming fears about the…

Congo's oil ambitions may fuel climate finance debate

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CONGO-KINSHASA

This attracted widespread criticism, as the DRC has rejected calls to halt an auction of oil blocks in ecologically sensitive areas that could directly threaten biodiversity…

Israeli PM will rush to co-opt opposition lawmakers

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ISRAEL

The bill was proposed by Benny Gantz, leader of the centrist Blue and White party, the main opposition faction, and would rule out incumbent Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu…

Vietnam anti-corruption drive may have limited success

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VIETNAM

Vietnam's corruption crackdown.

New direction may follow Papua New Guinea election

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PAPUA NEW GUINEA

The 2017 general election in Papua New Guinea.

Somalia faces long and turbulent election season

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SOMALIA

However, like the Senate elections, the process has gotten off to a staggered and chaotic start. Moreover, it threatens to be far more complicated and contentious.

Congo’s political power shift may produce an impasse

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CONGO-KINSHASA

The vote was a major victory for President Felix Tshisekedi, who on December 6 announced he was breaking his coalition with Kabila to seek a new parliamentary majority capable of…

Albanian crisis will hold off reform needed for EU

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ALBANIA

In the political battle between Prime Minister Edi Rama and President Ilir Meta, parliament -- which is dominated by Rama’s Socialist Party (PS) -- wants to impeach the president…