Romania's elections give USL dangerously big majority

Only the scale of the electoral victory for Victor Ponta's Social Liberal Union (USL) on December...

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Prospects for Southern and Central Africa in 2013

Angola's August elections illustrate how the past year in this region saw little deviation from...

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In 2013, the Maghreb countries will continue to confront a range of issues common to much of the...

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Ethiopia's impressive economic growth during the last decade (averaging about 9.1% according to...

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The year ahead promises to be acrimonious for EU politics, with battles looming over the...

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The government has this week reportedly agreed to new talks with Renamo's Afonso Dhlakama. This...

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The euro-area's economy appears to be entering 2013 in a deepening recession, marked by the...

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The Egyptian government and the IMF reached a preliminary agreement on a 22-month 4.8 billion...

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President Ernest Bai Koroma was re-elected on November 23 with an increased majority. The general...

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Mali's political and security crisis has dominated headlines in the sub-Saharan belt this year,...

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