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Polls raise doubts over Bolivia referendum outcome

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BOLIVIA

Two polls published in mid-January cast doubt on President Evo Morales' prediction of a sweeping victory. These polls, one predicting a narrow 'yes' victory, the other a narrow…

Puerto Rico will enact deep fiscal cuts after default

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PUERTO RICO

The missed payment marks the island’s second default of 2017 after missing payments in January. The federal fiscal control board imposed by the US Congress has given the indebted…

Oromo-Amhara unrest will deepen Ethiopian instability

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ETHIOPIA

The conflict adds to the diverse security challenges facing Ethiopia and threatens fragile Amhara-Oromo relations within the ruling Prosperity Party and beyond.

Canada indigenous land debate will resume post-COVID

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CANADA

The deal matters for indigenous Canadians’ jurisdiction over land; the pipeline, in northern British Columbia, had provoked damaging economic blockades and political protests…

Sidama’s birth heralds breakup of Ethiopia’s south

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ETHIOPIA

While this fulfils long-held Sidama aspirations, it also opens a Pandora’s box that will likely see the further fragmentation of the SNNPR.

Bolivia split opposition suggests another Morales win

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BOLIVIA

Political update.

Catalan coalition split reflects nationalist divisions

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SPAIN

The collapse of the Junts-ERC coalition reflects the fragmentation of the pro-independence movement. ERC will now lead a minority government with parliamentary support from a…

Banned vote sets Catalonia on independence path

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SPAIN

Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont said his government would “act at the end of this week or the beginning of next”, after more than 2 million Catalans voted for independence on…

Afar-Somali conflict expands Ethiopia’s security woes

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ETHIOPIA

The conflict adds to the multiple points of insecurity the country faces, amid ongoing conflict in Tigray and spiralling inter-ethnic violence elsewhere.

Philippines peace process prospects are poor

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PHILIPPINES

Outlook for the Philippines's southern peace process after the current president leaves office.