Tanzania’s opposition faces mixed outlook

Hopes for democratic change in Tanzania are rising rapidly but progress has so far remained largely symbolic

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Transparency may be key to Congo mining reforms

The government has secured a key deal in its wider efforts to reform the mining sector, but the details remain murky

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Recent elections have reaffirmed the status of the presidential front runner and delivered a split Congress

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The prime minister’s Bharatiya Janata Party performed well in the five recently held state elections

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The government is pushing ahead with its privatisation programme in a context of rising fiscal pressures

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The government has reached a deal to restructure USD45.5bn in debt but the terms may not restore confidence

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As problems with the peace process mount, the government must choose how to approach elections and military integration

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As elections gather pace, elites are also grappling with the question of how to design a long-term security transition

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The annual National People's Congress is under way in Beijing

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Despite progress in containing the northern insurgency, the conflict in central Mozambique risks flaring up again

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