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  • Mar 2, 2021
  • 7 min read

Ghana borrowings may prompt eventual return to the IMF

Low investor appetite for a new Eurobond issuance may force the government to approach the IMF for a new programme

Ghana
  • Feb 25, 2021
  • 7 min read

Pandemic, politics and protests will roil Tunisia

Tunisia is facing the pandemic and its consequences with a gridlocked government

Tunisia
  • Feb 19, 2021
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Zimbabwean gold mining faces more elite manipulation

The pivotal sector is the subject of political manipulation and faction-fighting, which is set to worsen

Zimbabwe
  • Feb 17, 2021
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Congo’s president will secure contested fourth term

Opposition figures have decried an unlevel playing field ahead of next month’s presidential election

Congo-Brazzaville
  • Feb 10, 2021
  • 7 min read

Guyana-Venezuela tensions over Essequibo will escalate

The Venezuelan navy has detained two Guyanese fishing boats, shortly before hearings on the territorial dispute begin

Guyana
  • Feb 3, 2021
  • 6 min read

Tunisia's risk of default will rise

Weeks of unrest have drawn attention to the country's political gridlock and dire economic situation

Tunisia
  • Jan 29, 2021
  • 7 min read

Liberia’s Weah will face stiff re-election battle

Liberians have sent a strong message of disapproval of the president’s administration

Liberia
  • Jan 27, 2021
  • 8 min read

Zimbabwe's opposition faces further marginalisation

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

Zimbabwe
  • Jan 26, 2021
  • 7 min read

TPLF’s defeat may reset Ethiopia-Eritrea relations

The conflict in Tigray has consummated the Ethiopia-Eritrea alliance but may also spell its demise

Eritrea