Africa sovereigns face tough debt market conditions

Appetite for African sovereign bonds will become more discerning as fundamentals deteriorate -- heightening risk

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Democratic elections boost fiscal risks in Africa

Competitive electoral politics are contributing to serious fiscal indiscipline

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Ties with liberation war-era allies -- Russia and China -- are too superficial to solve Zimbabwe's economic problems

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Tensions between Israel and Hamas are still high following the summer conflict

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Hungarian premier's pledge to build "illiberal state" may not fundamentally disrupt EU relations

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The Gulf state views Islamists and Islamism as a threat to national security and to its interests in the wider region

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In a bid to keep Iraq united, its new prime minister proposes granting new economic and security powers to the regions

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Germany promotes new EU approach to Balkans that mostly offers more of the same

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'Core' economic and foreign policy aims have been added to Germany's previously development-focussed African agenda.

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Russia's agriculture industry will face problems in future as key agricultural lenders are now subject to sanctions

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