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GHANA: Bawumia faces uphill struggle for presidency
Popular discontent is growing, because of rising prices, especially for energy, food and housing. Despite the government’s more transparent, pro-European and values-driven…
The new government, led by President-elect Nana Akufo-Addo, faces an uphill battle to deliver on its campaign promises. Nonetheless, Akufo-Addo will enter the presidency with a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB216605
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Chamisa’s call comes amid worsening political and economic crises and rising public frustration with President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the ruling ZANU-PF. Meanwhile, Mnangagwa’s…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB250170
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The unprecedented move is the first rift since the two countries peacefully parted more than three decades ago. It came soon after the Visegrad Four (V4) of Czechia, Hungary…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286274
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The opposition-controlled National Assembly finally passed the 2024 budget on December 21, 19 days after the legal deadline. December also saw a rolling reshuffle which replaced…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284335
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The country is on the threshold of great political change, voters having delivered a resounding ‘no’ to the ruling Ano ('Yes') movement and voted the Social Democrats and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB264870
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The government has capitulated to demands by trade unions to lower the retirement age despite a growing demographic imbalance and public finances under strain. In the process…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB246637
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According to the constitution, the next presidential election must take place in September-October 2024, but parliamentary polls are not due until 2025. Wickremesinghe is heavily…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284210
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President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who promised to deliver the amendment, assumed office in July amid a wave of protests that forced his predecessor Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign. As…