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Post-Cotonou agreement will challenge African states

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AFRICA/EU

The treaty includes joint commitments to improving human rights and gender equality. Perhaps more notably, it also implicitly crystallises the EU’s commitment to implementation of…

Content moderation issues on social media are evolving

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INT

The fast pace of technological innovation, and the growing scale of user content, have made content moderation on social media increasingly difficult. Types of content under…

Guinea’s constitutional crisis may escalate further

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GUINEA

The National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC) coalition, a grouping of opposition parties and civil society groups, has vowed to continue protests until the…

Pandemic will test parliamentary scrutiny in Europe

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EUROPE

Far-reaching law-making powers have been delegated to governments throughout Europe, which have engaged in unprecedented levels of public spending; the urgency posed by the…

Qatar-Saudi deal will fall short of full Gulf unity

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GULF STATES

The declaration ends the 43-month boycott of Qatar by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and Egypt. Saudi Arabia has reopened its land border and airspace to…

Odebrecht claims prompt new impeachment push in Peru

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PERU

Peru’s main opposition party, Fuerza Popular (FP), will support the bid by left-wing parties to initiate impeachment proceedings. Kuczynski will argue that political and economic…

US reforms on sexual harassment will be patchy

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US

It is illegal for an employer to allow sexual harassment in the workplace, and federal and state legislatures face rising pressure to curb it in workplaces, colleges and their own…

Weaker parliament will emerge from Kyrgyz election

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KYRGYZSTAN

The election is intended to close off a turbulent year that started with the October 2020 legislative polls, swiftly annulled amid mass protests and allegations of fraud, followed…

Global norms on cyberspace elude UN forum

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INTERNATIONAL

The report has been praised for creating an inclusive platform for discussing malicious state behaviour in cyberspace, but it has failed to make any progress on how rules of…

Laos's 2016 ASEAN chairmanship will be challenging

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ASEAN

Outlook for Laos's 2016 chairmanship of ASEAN.