Nigeria's security chiefs may not ease north-east woes

Boko Haram’s factions have inflicted embarrassing setbacks on the military, whose leadership was recently shaken up

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South African budget prompts cheer and wider divisions

Pro-investor elements of the new budget contrast with politically contentious expenditure cuts

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Brazilian markets have been shaken by the sudden dismissal of the CEO of state-controlled oil company Petrobras

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If G7 and G20 talks on a new round of IMF SDRs prove fruitful, it will help lower-income states through the COVID crisis

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Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte looks set to win a fourth term in office

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Both chambers of Congress have elected their new leaders for the next two-year period

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More vaccines have been procured, but uncertainty surrounds the logistics and financing of the proposed mass roll-out

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Co-optation of the former opposition leader strengthens the president's hand, but large-scale challenges persist

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COVID-19 has devastated the already threadbare budgets of many developing countries; debt relief calls will grow

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The ruling ZANU-PF claims to be clamping down on corruption, but the main opposition remains the principal target

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