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Politics will exacerbate Lebanon’s economic crises

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LEBANON

Lebanon also only has a caretaker government with restricted powers, at a time when the economy has contracted for four consecutive years. A staff-level IMF package worth USD3bn…

Mexico’s poverty approach will prolong mixed results

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MEXICO

The paper highlights the labour system’s role in perpetuating poverty in Mexico, where more than half of the economically active population is poor despite being employed. The…

Alliances will shape Central African Republic election

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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

Political outlook for the Central African Republic.

Focus on politics will allow Mali’s epidemic to grow

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MALI

COVID-19 impact on Mali.

Beirut’s internal and external pressures will mount

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LEBANON

As a new crisis in relations with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states intensifies and internal sectarian tensions mount, compromise Prime Minister Najib Mikati is pushing ahead…

COVID-19 crisis may not benefit Sahelian jihadists

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WEST AFRICA

COVID-19 and jihadists.

Prospects for West Africa in 2017

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PROSPECTS 2017

Regionally, terrorism will remain a threat, particularly in the Sahel: much depends on whether Mali's decentralisation programme can keep armed groups engaged in the peace process.

Western support for Mali may hinge on peace progress

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MALI

Progress on the implementation of the peace accord

Chad faces dire humanitarian picture after polls

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CHAD

His nomination to run for yet another term met large protests in major towns including N'Djamena, where fighting broke out with security forces leading to arrests. In the last…

Massacre could push Mali into further isolation

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MALI

The EU decision responds to credible allegations that the Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) and Russian Wagner Group mercenaries massacred an estimated 300 people in Moura, central Mali…