... population poverty prices reform utilities Electric SOUTH AFRICA: The National Energy Regulator of SA (NERSA) yesterday ruled on Eskom's proposed tariff increases of 36.15%, 11.81% and 9.1% over the next three years, saying the electricity utility could instead only impose increases...

...Oxford Analytica Headline NICARAGUA: Reforms will further entrench Ortega © Oxford Analytica 2025. All rights reserved. This content contains general information about geopolitical, macroeconomic and social developments or (where stated) other matters. It does not contain advice...

... fiscal government judicial legislation policy reform economy Russell Vought, nominated to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget, at a Senate confirmation hearing, January 15, 2025 (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) The White House yesterday rescinded a memo issued...

... foreign policy foreign trade government immigration legislation reform regional regulation security talks Sheinbaum attends the launch of the Task Force for a Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty, on the sidelines of the G20 Rio de Janeiro summit (ERIC LEE/POOL/AFP/Getty Images...

...Oxford Analytica Headline CHILE: Long-delayed pension reform still raises doubts © Oxford Analytica 2025. All rights reserved. This content contains general information about geopolitical, macroeconomic and social developments or (where stated) other matters. It does not contain advice...

... reform ETHIOPIA: Parliament today appointed Berhanu Adelo as the new chief of the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC), replacing Daniel Bekele, who left his post upon the expiration of his term in July 2024. Under Bekele, the EHRC was periodically criticised for not going far enough...

... reforms or durable solutions to the persistent currency crisis under Mnangagwa’s continued rule. © Oxford Analytica 2025. All rights reserved. This content contains general information about geopolitical, macroeconomic and social developments or (where stated) other matters. It does not contain advice...

... trade investment policy reform renewable energy Renewable energy Morocco's Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development Leila Benali (R), appointed Minister of Investment Karim Zidane (C) and French Delegate Minister for Energy Olga Givernet (L) in Rabat, as part...

.../JORDAN international relations politics aid foreign policy human rights policy reform EGYPT/JORDAN: Egypt's foreign ministry yesterday rejected the displacement of Palestinians from Gaza, temporarily or otherwise. The statement was a response to US President Donald Trump arguing...

... election foreign policy government judicial legislation opposition party reform ethnic monetary sanctions New cabinet led by Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov at the swearing-in ceremony, January 16, 2025 (Nikolay Doychinov/AFP/Getty Images) Bulgaria’s government was voted...

... party reform regional security ETHIOPIA: A group of senior Tigrayan military leaders yesterday called for Tigray's Interim Regional Administration (IRA) to be disbanded and restructured, alleging it had failed in its responsibilities and become beholden to "external forces". Notably...

... party reform TANZANIA: Chadema's presidential candidate in the 2020 polls, Tundu Lissu, was yesterday elected as party chairman by a narrow 51.5% to 48.3% vote, displacing Freeman Mbowe, who has led the party for some two decades. Both leaders called for party unity and reconciliation following...

...Oxford Analytica Significance The future of Schengen, which now has 29 participant states, has come increasingly into question amid a surge in the reintroduction of internal border checks in recent years. Reforms last year bowed to this reality, giving member states greater room for manoeuvre...

... government human rights judicial metals mining police reform foreign investment Although illegal mining is widespread and lucrative, there are no legal means to undertake artisanal gold mining and the government has offered no plans to facilitate this. Meanwhile, beyond the much-publicised...

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... policy poverty protest reform TUNISIA: Mohammed Munif, head of the Tunisian National Chamber of Gas Cylinder Distributors, today called for patience, as the country continues to suffer shortages in domestic gas supplies. Algeria has sent shipments to help manage the crisis, and additional gas...

..., are currently driving growth of the total wage bill, potentially incubating inflationary pressures. economy politics social employment gender labour pensions policy productivity reform wages A street market in Santiago (Martin Bernetti/AFP/Getty Images) In statistics released...

.../ISRAEL international relations politics aid civil war defence foreign policy government human rights military reform regional security war Displaced Palestinians returning to northern Gaza after the ceasefire took effect on January 19, 2025 (Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP/Getty Images...

... reform regional security terrorism SOMALIA: Puntland yesterday reported significant progress in combating Islamic State in Somalia (ISIS) following a major operation launched in late December, claiming to have overrun dozens of militant hideouts and control centres. Regional authorities have...

... government metals mining opposition party reform steel transport unions Metals & mining Workers protest the planned closure of ArcelorMittal’s Saldanha Steel plant, which was mothballed in 2020 (Rodger Bosch/AFP/Getty Images) Global steel giant ArcelorMittal on January 6...