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Beijing and Washington play their strengths in 5G race

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CHINA/US

5G telecommunications in the United States and China.

Venezuela's oil sector may never fully recover

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VENEZUELA

Venezuela’s oil industry has suffered serious difficulty for a number of years, and both domestic and international politics would have to change for things to improve materially…

Prospects for cybersecurity in 2019

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PROSPECTS 2019

Prospects for cybersecurity in 2019

Sudan’s peace process may slow but stabilise

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SUDAN

Among other things, the declaration offers SPLM-N/al-Hilu its core demand by stating that a separation between religion and the state should be enshrined in the constitution.

Russia will avoid Ingushetia intervention if it can

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RUSSIA

The small North Caucasian republic is at a rare constitutional impasse, after a local court ruled against the government on a territorial deal with neighbouring Chechnya. Protests…

Elite deals prop up Kenya’s weak political stability

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KENYA

Among other things, the three leaders discussed Odinga’s ambitions to become chairman of the African Union (AU) Commission. Alongside reform proposals made by a National Dialogue…

Cape Verde will look to foreign partners for aid

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CAPE VERDE

The visit focused on climate change, renewable energy and tourism, among other things. It also reflects Cape Verde’s broader efforts to cultivate ties with the EU and other…

Prospects for Nigeria to end-2023

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PROSPECTS H2 2023

High inflation, exchange rate pressures and depressed oil output all complicate the government’s fiscal difficulties. Meanwhile, despite a slight reduction in overall violent…

Ukraine can pile up debt without default risk for now

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UKRAINE

It followed the EU’s disbursement on April 25 of a third lending tranche of EUR1.5bn (USD1.65bn) from its EUR18.0bn macro-financial assistance package. In both cases, the money…

Kurdish security forces in Iraq will not unify

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IRAQ

The agreement covers the period to 2026, in which Washington will support Kurdish peshmerga forces with equipment and vehicles for Operation Inherent Resolve against the Islamic…