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Rising pressures will hamper Nepal government

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NEPAL

The impasse ended with an agreement on forming a probe commission. Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal (‘Prachanda’) is trying to manage the fallout from other controversies as…

Guatemala's run-off will be a fight for the centre

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GUATEMALA

With the vote scheduled for August 11, Torres and Giammattei will spend the next two months striving to win over supporters of the unsuccessful first-round candidates; corruption…

South Africa’s Ramaphosa will need greater branch push

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SOUTH AFRICA

A profile of Cyril Ramaphosa.

New Congo cabinet consolidates president’s position

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CONGO-KINSHASA

Although a limited, technical adjustment had long been anticipated, Tshisekedi surprised with a strategic and politically far-reaching reorganisation, bringing in former…

Opposition EFF seeks to weaken South Africa's ANC

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SOUTH AFRICA

The EFF's campaign to oust Ramaphosa follows allegations that he failed to report the theft of millions of dollars from his farm in 2020. The EFF was similarly involved in a…

Garcia's death will not revive APRA's fortunes in Peru

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PERU

Garcia’s death removes from the political scene one of Peru’s most influential politicians. The twice former-president had been closely identified as a recipient of bribes from…

Escape adds to Pena Nieto's credibility deficit

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MEXICO

The embarrassing jailbreak tarnishes the mandate Mexico's mid-term election gave the administration of President Enrique Pena Nieto to consolidate its reform programme…

Peru's Kuczynski may survive but critically weakened

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PERU

Kuczynski’s decision to pardon former President Alberto Fujimori has further polarised political divides and eroded his room for manoeuvre with respect to the pro-Fujimori…

Congo’s president now faces pressure to deliver

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CONGO-KINSHASA

Tshisekedi thus enters the third year of his mandate able to form a new government, ending his unhappy coalition with Kabila’s Common Front for Congo (FCC) platform, which until…

Uzbek economic reform actions do not include politics

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UZBEKISTAN

Currency exchange liberalisation starting with a 100% devaluation on September 5 is the first substantive domestic policy reform of Shavqat Mirzioyev's presidency. A year after…