Month: February 2019
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- Month: February 2019
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- Tags: Africa, Asia, Cairo, China, Communications, earthquake, Ebola, Egypt, Election, elections, EU, Europe, Fiji, India, Iran, Iraq, Islamic State, Libya, Middle East, Nigeria, North Korea, Opposition, Pakistan, Russia, Syria, Taiwan, Turkey, UN, United States, Venezuela, Vietnam, virus
- 28 Feb
KEY STORYLINES
- AFRICA: Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has won a second term, according to final results published by the Independent National Electoral Commission, in a vote that was marred by large-scale violence and delays.
- AMERICAS: US envoy Elliott Abrams says the Trump administration will seek a U.N.
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- Thought Leadership ,
- Tags: Africa, Asia, Canada, China, Colombia, Communications, earthquake, Ebola, Election, EU, Europe, India, Iran, Libya, Mali, Mexico, Middle East, Nigeria, North Korea, Opposition, Pakistan, Protest, Russia, Somalia, Taiwan, UN, United States, Venezuela, Vietnam, virus, Yemen
- 27 Feb
KEY STORYLINES
- AFRICA: Sudanese police fired tear gas at hundreds protesting in Khartoum against a state of emergency imposed by President Omar Al-Bashir to end rallies against his rule.
- AMERICAS: US Vice President Mike Pence addressed members of the Lima Group, including Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, in Colombia, urging unified opposition to Nicolas Maduro, but avoiding the prospect of military intervention.
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- Thought Leadership ,
- Tags: Africa, Asia, China, Civil society, Colombia, Communications, coup, earthquake, Ebola, Election, elections, EU, Europe, Iraq, Islamic State, Japan, Middle East, Nigeria, North Korea, Opposition, Pakistan, Protest, Russia, Senegal, Singapore, South Korea, Syria, Turkey, UN, United States, Venezuela, Vietnam, virus, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- 26 Feb
KEY STORYLINES
- AFRICA: Senegal’s prime minister claimed that incumbent president Macky Sall has won re-election, though the opposition rejected his assertion and said the vote should go to a runoff.
- AMERICAS: President Trump delayed his own deadline to increase tariffs on Chinese goods citing “substantial progress” during a week of trade talks in Washington.
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