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Guatemala’s Arevalo will take office but issues endure

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GUATEMALA

With options for keeping centre-left, reformist President-elect Bernardo Arevalo from office now running out, the conservative government of President Alejandro Giammattei looks…

South African mining sector faces further uncertainty

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SOUTH AFRICA

Mining sector improvement?

Sudan's economic reform will prove challenging

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SUDAN

Bringing tangible improvements to the economy will be a major challenge for Sudan’s new transitional government. Economic hardship and anger over perceived government corruption…

State neglect fosters global illicitly-governed spaces

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INTERNATIONAL

The effect of illicitly-governed spaces

Afghan economy is unmanageable despite fiscal gains

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AFGHANISTAN

Meanwhile, the government is struggling to mitigate economic collapse. Nearly half the population is close to hunger, although international aid has helped prevent a worse…

Economic pressures will test Sierra Leone president

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SIERRA LEONE

President Julius Maada Bio's performance.

Legislative win strengthens Congo president’s hand

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CONGO-KINSHASA

Tshisekedi’s own Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) becomes parliament’s largest party with 69 seats, while main opposition contender Moise Katumbi’s Ensemble party…

COVID-19 crisis to trigger recession in Panama

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PANAMA

COVID-19 impact.

Zimbabwe lithium export ban signals revenue struggle

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ZIMBABWE

The measure provoked much speculation about whether it reflected renewed resource nationalism, amid increasing geopolitical competition for access to resources such as lithium…

Candidates promise continuity, not change in Peru

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PERU

The leading candidates for the presidential contest set out their agendas at the annual meeting of business executives (CADE) on December 3-4. The campaign, aggressive and…