Romania's Basescu can weather the protests, for now

Anti-government demonstrations continued yesterday, despite the reinstatement of a leading health...

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Parliamentary results put Congolese stability at risk

Parliamentary election results are due to be released on January 13. Polls in November saw...

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The general strike called in protest against the abolition of fuel subsidies on January 1 entered...

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Nigeria has a long history of influence abroad, especially in West Africa. However, a period of...

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Swaziland's fiscal crisis shows no sign of abating. Together with perceptions of profligate...

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GDP fell by 0.2% in the third quarter compared with the second quarter, when it grew by 0.3%,...

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Uprisings against long-standing rulers in Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen, Syria and Libya this year have...

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A new study on the relationship between food prices and political unrest will be presented today...

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Vote-counting is underway across the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) today, after the last...

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The government revised downwards its economic outlook on November 29. After the independent...

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