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Thailand's largest opposition faces dissolution fears after election
NIKKEI ASIA
As they crisscross the country on the campaign trail, the leaders of Pheu Thai, Thailand’s largest opposition party, are taking stock of the political price that awaits then if they triumph at the May 14th election –the threat of being dissolved for violating election laws.

México ‘olvida’ comprarle gasolina a EU: mayor parte de combustible viene de Asia
EL FINANCIERO
Las exportaciones de gasolina de Estados Unidos se dirigen a un mínimo de dos años a medida que México —su mayor destino— aumenta las importaciones desde Asia.

South Asia has world’s highest number of child brides, says UN
ALJAZEERA
South Asia is home to the highest number of child brides in the world as increased financial pressures and school closures due to COVID-19 forced families to marry off their young daughters, according to new estimates released by UNICEF.

Rwanda promises military assistance to Benin to combat Sahel jihadist threat
RADIO FRANCE INTERNATIONALE
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame met his Benin counterpart Patrice Talon at the weekend, promising military support to help the west African nation contain a spillover from jihadist conflict at Benin's northern border with Burkina Faso.

Africa's universities are surging in the world rankings
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM
There are now 97 African universities in THE World University Rankings, up from four in 2012. Increased government funding and heightened public accountability have been key to the improvement. The transformation will stem the continent's brain drain and further its economic development.

Oxford malaria vaccine rollout could have ‘major’ implications in sub-Saharan Africa, economist says
CNBC
While the economic impact of the vaccine will depend on a multitude of presently unknown factors — such as logistical challenges, the extent to which immunity can be provided to older children and adults, and the duration of immunity — a successful rollout could have “major positive economic implications,” according to William Jackson, chief emerging markets economist at Capital Economics.

Why Sudan’s conflict matters to the rest of the world
AP NEWS
Fighting in Sudan between forces loyal to two top generals has put that nation at risk of collapse and could have consequences far beyond its borders.
Both sides have tens of thousands of fighters, foreign backers, mineral riches and other resources that could insulate them from sanctions. It’s a recipe for the kind of prolonged conflict that has devastated other countries in the Middle East and Africa, from Lebanon and Syria to Libya and Ethiopia.

Asia Likely to See Dynamic Economic Growth, but With Policy Challenges
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Region would contribute more than 70 percent to global growth this year—but still faces challenges from inflation, debt, and financial vulnerabilities. Asia and the Pacific remains a dynamic region despite the somber backdrop of what looks to be shaping up as a challenging year for the world economy. Global growth is poised to decelerate as rising interest rates and Russia’s war in Ukraine weigh on activity. Inflation remains stubbornly high, and banking strains in the United States and Europe have injected greater uncertainty into an already complex economic landscape.