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South Africa's Ramaphosa will stress reform momentum

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SOUTH AFRICA

This included the retention of key officials such as Finance Minister Tito Mboweni and Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan. While Ramaphosa has committed his administration…

Facebook seeks new users and markets as troubles mount

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INTERNATIONAL

Facebook's troubles and business response.

UK foreign ministry's power diminishes and disperses

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UNITED KINGDOM

Like the US State Department, the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has experienced a long-term diminution of its budgets and standing as foreign policymaking is dispersed…

Russia will use Orthodox faith to influence Balkans

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BALKANS/RUSSIA

The expulsions highlight the significant role the ROC, which is close to the Kremlin, plays in influencing politics and societies in the South Slav, Orthodox Christian-majority…

Mexico’s tourism progress faces obstacles

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MEXICO

It has slipped back down since, amid tough competition as global tourism recovers from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Heavy investment in 'Maya Train’, at the expense of…

South Sudan’s Jonglei Canal project will be divisive

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SOUTH SUDAN

The consultations followed major public protests after it emerged the government had in 2021 signed a secret deal with Cairo to restart the project, which would boost Egypt’s…

Canberra completes Defence Strategic Review

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AUSTRALIA

The Defence Strategic Review is intended to prepare the defence forces for changing regional and global conditions. Although the terms of reference did not nominate any specific…

Kenya-South Africa airline merger may stabilise sector

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KENYA-SOUTH AFRICA

One of the items reportedly on the agenda was a proposed partnership between the two countries’ ailing national carriers, South Africa Airways (SAA) and Kenya Airways (KQ), in an…

Putin is unlikely to tempt Russia’s wealthy to return

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RUSSIA

Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Leonid Volkov, among others, contend that imposing sanctions on critics of the war is unfair, and that other sanctioned elites might be encouraged to…

Venezuelan opposition may fail to halt new Maduro term

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VENEZUELA

The 2024 presidential elections looking increasingly unlikely to produce a political transition. The prospect of a third term for President Nicolas Maduro is strengthened by the…