Mary Namakando digs out facts and ratings on one of Southern Africa’s most politically stable countries and probes President Sata’s grapple with corruption.
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Kyrgyzstan
Nick Megoran revisits one of the poorest of the former Soviet republics and finds that instability, corruption and ethnic tensions remain.
Filed in: Kyrgyzstan
- Nick Megoran
- March 19, 2012
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Papua New Guinea
A small group of islands with a long history
Filed in: Equality Papua New Guinea
- Cheryl Morris
- January 26, 2012
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Federated States of Micronesia
A profile of one of the world’s most frequently colonized and loosely assembled nation-states.
- Mary Warren
- December 8, 2011
- 1
Iraq
Hadani Ditmars finds a battered and divided country where young people strive for a progressive future.
Filed in: Iraq
- Hadani Ditmars
- November 21, 2011
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The Gambia
A profile of Africa’s smallest and most densely populated country.
Filed in: Gambia
- Dawn Starin
- October 31, 2011
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Armenia
Facts, figures and ratings in our latest country profile.
Filed in: Armenia
- Richard Swift
- October 3, 2011
- 0
Burkina Faso
Until the beginning of this year, the West African nation seemed like an island of calm in a troubled region. Then everything changed…
Filed in: Burkina Faso
- Misha Kally
- August 22, 2011
- 1
Rwanda
Rwanda after the genocide, in our Country Profile series
Filed in: Rwanda
- New Internationalist Editorial
- July 13, 2011
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