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Sonangol woes will pressure Angola's Lourenco

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ANGOLA

The downward revisions come amid a recent debilitating fuel crisis, with state-owned oil company Sonangol unable to distribute fuel. In response, President Joao Lourenco on May 8…

Early Peru elections will face congressional pushback

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PERU

Early elections next year.

Fragmented Congress will facilitate reform in Peru

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PERU

The election of a highly fragmented legislature will help President Martin Vizcarra steer a package of political and judicial reforms through Congress in his last 18 months in…

Interim government will enjoy little leeway in Peru

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PERU

Outgoing President Martin Vizcarra’s impeachment was a response to congressional dissatisfaction with his government’s policies, especially those designed to root out corruption…

Fujimori arrest will not halt obstruction in Peru

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PERU

Keiko’s arrest further complicates the legal problems facing Peru’s main opposition party, Fuerza Popular (FP), which has seen its public support dwindle, most recently in October…

Peru referendums may aid Vizcarra against Congress

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PERU

Referendum plans.

Keiko arrest may spell the end of Fujimorismo in Peru

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PERU

The future of Fujimorismo.

Fractures will undermine Congo’s opposition poll hopes

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CONGO-KINSHASA

However, this strategy had already been fatally undermined earlier in the week, when two of the would-be coalition’s leading members -- Felix Tshisekedi and Vital Kamerhe -…

Failed impeachment will keep Peru's Vizcarra in office

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PERU

The failure to muster sufficient votes to impeach reflected the weakness of the case presented and the tactics of those involved, and public aversion to jeopardising stability…

Peru's Castillo will struggle to stay in office

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PERU

His immediate predicament is how to overcome accusations of involvement in corruption that could lead to a fresh attempt to impeach him. Castillo appears intent on trying to ride…