News and updates

  • Niger: The impact of another putsch in West Africa
    Date first published: 01/08/2023 Key sectors: all Key risks: war on land; political instability; sanctions; business disruption Risk development On...
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    02 August 2023
  • Ones to Watch, 31 July 2023
    Americas: Government, ELN six-month bilateral ceasefire to take effect in Colombia Sectors: all; oil and gas; transport; electricity Key Risks: terror...
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    31 July 2023
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina: Politics of subversion
    Date first published: 25/07/2023 Key sector: all Key risks: political instability; ethnic tensions; internal conflict Risk development On 21 June 20...
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    26 July 2023
  • Ones to Watch, 24 July 2023
    Americas: Mayor, 11 inmates killed as uptick in violent crime consolidates in Ecuador Sectors: all Key Risks: political violence; violent crime; gang-...
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    24 July 2023
  • Japan: Fukushima nuclear waste and fish diplomacy
    Date first published: 18/07/2023 Key sectors: fishing; seafood Key risks: environmental; economic; business disruption Risk development On 4 July the ...
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    19 July 2023
  • Ones to Watch, 17 July 2023
    Americas: Fresh, disruptive anti-government unrest expected in Peru Sectors: all; mining; cargo transport Key Risks: civil unrest; business interrupti...
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    17 July 2023
  • Saudi Arabia: Government backs mining sector expansion
    Date first published: 06/07/2023 Key sectors: mining Key risks: economic Risk development Saudi Arabia – the world’s largest oil exporter – has ...
    ake-intel
    12 July 2023
  • Kidnap & Ransom Report Q2 2023
    AKE's Quarterly Kidnap and Ransom (K&R) Report Q2 2023 contains a selection of key K&R cases, trends and analyses based on AKE’s research on...
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    11 July 2023
  • Ones to Watch, 10 July 2023
    Americas: Government and dissident former FARC rebel faction to open peace talks in Colombia Sectors: all Key Risks: targeted attacks; violent clashes...
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    10 July 2023
  • Sub-Saharan Africa: The future for Wagner in Africa
    Date first published: 04/07/2023 Key sectors: all Key risks: war on land; terrorism; political instability Risk development On 23 June Yevgeniy Prigoz...
    ake-intel
    06 July 2023
  • Political Risk Report Q2 2023
    AKE’s new Political Risk Report consists of six region-focused sections each of which includes a regional overview highlighting broad trends, an in...
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    04 July 2023
  • Ones to Watch, 3 July 2023
    Americas: Protests likely as Brazil’s federal electoral court bans Bolsonaro from office until 2030 Sectors: all Key Risks: civil unrest In Brazil, ...
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    03 July 2023