Lack of prison reform poses risks in Latin America

With prisons dangerously badly managed, efforts at reform may be focusing on the wrong issues

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Haiti elections will not resolve political crisis

Though the last round of voting suffered less disruption than expected, civil unrest will likely affect Haiti into 2016

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Wastage and contamination from mining-related acid threaten already scarce water resources

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The government's decision to send in the army is only a temporary solution

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Concerns over manipulation of Guinea's electoral system portend an unstable pre-election period

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The control-obsessed MPLA regime is alarmed at the rise of social protest movements in Angola

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Rifts within South Africa's largest trade union federation will have wide-ranging consequences for business and politics

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Though legal, the president's third-term win is rekindling long-held frustration with the regime

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The characteristics and structures of ruling parties in Africa shape the region's political and economic future

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Graft accusations and political clampdowns are galvanising questions over Koroma's legitimacy

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