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Sonko protests will embolden Senegal’s opposition

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SENEGAL

He had been arrested for disrupting public disorder and attending an illegal demonstration after protests erupted as he responded to a court summons concerning rape allegations…

Central American migrants reassess their options

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CENTRAL AMERICA/MEXICO/US

Numerous large caravans of Central American migrants have formed in recent weeks, with more than 6,000 people coalescing in Mexico City earlier this month. The growing frequency…

Lithuania will try to fend off migrants from Belarus

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LITHUANIA

Only eight came in March. The numbers rose markedly after the West's angry reaction in May to Belarus's diversion of an international flight to detain an opposition activist. This…

Domestic crises will challenge US-Nigeria relations

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NIGERIA/US

Distracted by a spiralling pandemic and crisis in its political institutions, the incoming US government will struggle to establish new initiatives both in Nigeria and across West…

Rising US joblessness and social discord threaten GDP

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UNITED STATES

Rates of disability fell from 2010 to early 2020 and rates of drug overdoses began to stabilise as the persistently unemployed were drawn back into employment, particularly…

Ramaphosa’s government faces social relief dilemmas

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SOUTH AFRICA

The pandemic has sharpened questions about the role of South Africa's extensive social grants system in wider economic policy. In particular, emergency provisions have focused…

Government may water down Greek pension reform

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GREECE

Pension reform is a critical compliance requirement for the Greek authorities with the 'quadriga' of creditors -- ECB, European Commission, European Stability Mechanism and IMF -…

Digitalisation will divide and drive economic progress

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INTERNATIONAL

Digitalisation and developing economies.

South Africa's ANC could alienate poorer voters

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SOUTH AFRICA

The current contract is due to expire on March 31, with no replacement in place. Minister of Social Development Bathabile Dlamini and the South African Social Security Agency…

Weak GDP may delay policymakers’ ‘Industry 4.0’ plans

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INTERNATIONAL

This spending is needed as manufacturers are under pressure to re-engineer their businesses by deploying technologies to enhance productivity and develop and scale new products…