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Some of the crucial mechanisms meant to deliver peace in Colombia have yet to be set up.
A strong judiciary isn’t enough to keep democracy in place. Kenya’s Supreme Court decision nullifying the re-election of Uhuru Kenyatta is a case in point.
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The past 12 months provided further evidence of the danger of democratic backsliding in Africa. But it also saw powerful presidents suffer embarrassing setbacks in a number of countries.
Britain First leader Paul Golding and deputy leader Jayda Fransen.
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Social ties between Lake Victoria’s fisherfolk are critical for gaining access to credit, employment, maintaining reliable and skilled labour and access to markets.
There are different measures of productivity and the nature of the UK’s problem depends on which one we are looking at.
David Willetts, who now sits in the House of Lords, was the former minister for universities in the coalition government.
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As a minister in the coalition government, Willetts introduced £9,000 tuition fees. In an interview as he publishes a new book, he says the system is well-designed and fair.
Emmerson Mnangagwa, President-elect of Zimbabwe.
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After the fall of autocratic ruler Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe faces a difficult choice between the stability of a transnational government or a potentially divisive election contest.
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni speaks during a presidential campaign rally in the capital Kampala in 2016.
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As a young radical in the 1980s, Museveni publicly scorned African rulers who clung to power. Now, after 30 years in office, he is clearly clinging pretty hard himself.
In the driving seat: Mohammad bin Salman.
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Pemerintah mempromosikan Raja Ampat sebagai ‘surga dunia’ ke luar negeri. Tetapi di balik keindahan alamnya, banyak yang telantar dan miskin di sana. Apakah benar ia surga dunia bagi penduduk lokal?
Professor of International Migration and Forced Displacement and Director of the Institute for Research into International Migration and Superdiversity, University of Birmingham