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  • Oct 4, 2019
  • 7 min read

New EU Commission aims to respond to global challenges

Growing external threats will shape the structure and policy priorities of the new European Commission

EUR
  • Sep 19, 2019
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Era of uniform African debt restructuring at an end

Recent scandal-tainted restructurings could prolong debt distress elsewhere

Congo-Brazzaville
  • Sep 13, 2019
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Controversy over health of Gabon’s Bongo will persist

A recent trip to London by the president has intensified rumours over his health

Gabon
  • Sep 11, 2019
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Climate change will prompt major reform in South Asia

The region is acutely vulnerable to climate change and its associated extreme weather events

South Asia
  • Sep 2, 2019
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Congo-Brazzaville oil discovery should aid industry

A seemingly major new oil find follows shortly after a recent IMF bailout

Congo-Brazzaville
  • Aug 13, 2019
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African indebtedness is critical but still reversible

Fears are growing over a 1980s-style crisis, but the underlying conditions differ

Congo-Brazzaville
  • Aug 1, 2019
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West Africa's Fulanis face mounting pressures

Fulanis, a mainly pastoralist ethnic group, are increasingly involved in conflicts across West Africa

Mali
  • Jun 21, 2019
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Influence pushes will destabilise Pacific Islands

China, Taiwan and others seek to increase their Pacific-area influence

American Samoa
  • Jun 17, 2019
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Regional shifts will not slow migration from Eritrea

Despite a landmark peace deal, unreformed domestic systems continue to drive high out-migration

Eritrea