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🇬🇦 Gabon Coup Leader Wins Presidency

General Brice Oligui Nguema has won Gabon's presidential election with an overwhelming 90.4% of votes, solidifying his grip on power nearly two years after overthrowing his cousin Ali Bongo. Campaigning on promises to reduce youth unemployment through economic diversification beyond oil dependency, Nguema has pledged to grow GDP by 7% annually while adding domestic value to the country's natural resources. Despite his promises to attract foreign investment, Nguema has taken steps to increase state control over the economy, including using preemptive rights to block the sale of Assala Energy and taking controlling stakes in timber operations. Investors remain concerned about Gabon's widening budget deficit, which the IMF expects to reach 6.5% of GDP this year with public debt climbing to 80% of GDP. More - Bloomberg

🇺🇦 Russian Missile Strike Kills Dozens

At least 34 people, including two children, were killed and over a hundred wounded when Russian ballistic missiles struck the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy during Palm Sunday celebrations. The attack occurred around 10:15am as people gathered in the city center, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy calling for a global response and emphasizing that "Russian strikes deserve nothing but condemnation." The assault took place as the US, under President Trump, has intensified ceasefire efforts, with Trump's special envoy to Ukraine condemning the strike as crossing "any line of decency." European leaders including French President Macron, Germany's incoming Chancellor Merz, and British Prime Minister Starmer have strongly condemned the attack, with Macron stating "Everyone knows it is Russia alone that wants this war." More - Aljazeera

🇵🇸 Israel Strikes Last Functional Gaza City Hospital

An Israeli air strike has destroyed critical sections of al Ahli Arab Hospital, the last fully functioning hospital in Gaza City, targeting what the Israel Defense Forces claimed was a "command and control center used by Hamas." The strike demolished the intensive care and surgery departments, forcing evacuation of patients with only 20 minutes' warning, during which one child with a previous head injury died. The Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem, which runs the hospital, expressed outrage at the bombing "on the morning of Palm Sunday and the beginning of Holy Week," while WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus emphasized that "hospitals are protected under international humanitarian law" as the facility was rendered out of service. More - BBC

🚢 US Reliance on China

The Financial Times has a good explainer of which Chinese-made goods the US is most dependent on. Full Article - FT

Here are the complete global stability rankings for all countries and territories covered by Decis Intelligence.

🇦🇫 Afghanistan is Unstable

🇦🇱 Albania is Weak

🇩🇿 Algeria is Weak

🇦🇩 Andorra is Stable

🇦🇴 Angola is Weak

🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda is Stable

🇦🇷 Argentina is Weak

🇦🇲 Armenia is Weak

🇦🇺 Australia is Stable

🇦🇹 Austria is Stable

🇦🇿 Azerbaijan is Weak

🇧🇭 Bahrain is Weak

🇧🇩 Bangladesh is Unstable

🇧🇧 Barbados is Stable

🇧🇾 Belarus is Unstable

🇧🇪 Belgium is Weak

🇧🇿 Belize is Weak

🇧🇯 Benin is Weak

🇧🇹 Bhutan is Weak

🇧🇴 Bolivia is Weak

🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina is Weak

🇧🇼 Botswana is Stable

🇧🇷 Brazil is Weak

🇧🇳 Brunei is Stable

🇧🇫 Burkina Faso is Unstable

🇧🇮 Burundi is Weak

🇰🇭 Cambodia is Weak

🇨🇲 Cameroon is Weak

🇨🇦 Canada is Stable

🇨🇻 Cape Verde is Stable

🇨🇫 Central African Republic is Unstable

🇹🇩 Chad is Unstable

🇨🇱 Chile is Stable

🇨🇳 China is Stable

🇨🇴 Colombia is Weak

🇰🇲 Comoros is Weak

🇨🇷 Costa Rica is Stable

🇭🇷 Croatia is Stable

🇨🇺 Cuba is Weak

🇨🇾 Cyprus is Stable

🇨🇿 Czech Republic is Stable

🇨🇩 Democratic Republic Of The Congo is Unstable

🇩🇰 Denmark is Stable

🇩🇯 Djibouti is Weak

🇩🇲 Dominica is Weak

🇩🇴 Dominican Republic is Weak

🇹🇱 East Timor is Weak

🇪🇨 Ecuador is Weak

🇪🇬 Egypt is Weak

🇸🇻 El Salvador is Weak

🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea is Unstable

🇪🇷 Eritrea is Weak

🇪🇪 Estonia is Stable

🇸🇿 Eswatini is Weak

🇪🇹 Ethiopia is Unstable

🇫🇲 Federated States of Micronesia is Stable

🇫🇯 Fiji is Weak

🇫🇮 Finland is Stable

🇫🇷 France is Weak

🇬🇦 Gabon is Unstable

🇬🇪 Georgia is Weak

🇩🇪 Germany is Weak

🇬🇭 Ghana is Stable

🇬🇷 Greece is Weak

🇬🇩 Grenada is Stable

🇬🇹 Guatemala is Weak

🇬🇳 Guinea is Unstable

🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau is Unstable

🇬🇾 Guyana is Weak

🇭🇹 Haiti is Unstable

🇭🇳 Honduras is Unstable

🇭🇺 Hungary is Weak

🇮🇸 Iceland is Stable

🇮🇳 India is Weak

🇮🇩 Indonesia is Weak

🇮🇷 Iran is Weak

🇮🇶 Iraq is Unstable

🇮🇪 Ireland is Stable

🇮🇱 Israel is Weak

🇮🇹 Italy is Weak

🇨🇮 Ivory Coast is Weak

🇯🇲 Jamaica is Weak

🇯🇵 Japan is Weak

🇯🇴 Jordan is Stable

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan is Stable

🇰🇪 Kenya is Weak

🇰🇮 Kiribati is Weak

🇰🇼 Kuwait is Stable

🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan is Weak

🇱🇦 Laos is Weak

🇱🇻 Latvia is Stable

🇱🇧 Lebanon is Unstable

🇱🇸 Lesotho is Weak

🇱🇷 Liberia is Weak

🇱🇾 Libya is Unstable

🇱🇮 Liechtenstein is Weak

🇱🇹 Lithuania is Stable

🇱🇺 Luxembourg is Stable

🇲🇰 North Macedonia is Weak

🇲🇬 Madagascar is Weak

🇲🇼 Malawi is Weak

🇲🇾 Malaysia is Stable

🇲🇻 Maldives is Stable

🇲🇱 Mali is Unstable

🇲🇹 Malta is Stable

🇲🇭 Marshall Islands is Stable

🇲🇷 Mauritania is Weak

🇲🇺 Mauritius is Stable

🇲🇽 Mexico is Weak

🇲🇩 Moldova is Weak

🇲🇨 Monaco is Stable

🇲🇳 Mongolia is Weak

🇲🇪 Montenegro is Weak

🇲🇦 Morocco is Weak

🇲🇿 Mozambique is Weak

🇲🇲 Myanmar is Unstable

🇳🇦 Namibia is Stable

🇳🇷 Nauru is Weak

🇳🇵 Nepal is Weak

🇳🇱 Netherlands is Stable

🇳🇿 New Zealand is Stable

🇳🇮 Nicaragua is Weak

🇳🇪 Niger is Unstable

🇳🇬 Nigeria is Weak

🇰🇵 North Korea is Unstable

🇳🇴 Norway is Stable

🇴🇲 Oman is Weak

🇵🇰 Pakistan is Weak

🇵🇼 Palau is Stable

🇵🇦 Panama is Stable

🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea is Weak

🇵🇾 Paraguay is Stable

🇵🇪 Peru is Weak

🇵🇭 Philippines is Weak

🇵🇱 Poland is Stable

🇵🇹 Portugal is Stable

🇶🇦 Qatar is Stable

🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo is Unstable

🇷🇴 Romania is Weak

🇷🇺 Russia is Unstable

🇷🇼 Rwanda is Stable

🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis is Stable

🇱🇨 Saint Lucia is Weak

🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is Stable

🇼🇸 Samoa is Weak

🇸🇲 San Marino is Stable

🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe is Stable

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia is Stable

🇸🇳 Senegal is Stable

🇷🇸 Serbia is Weak

🇸🇱 Sierra Leone is Weak

🇸🇬 Singapore is Stable

🇸🇰 Slovakia is Stable

🇸🇮 Slovenia is Stable

🇸🇧 Solomon Islands is Weak

🇸🇴 Somalia is Unstable

🇿🇦 South Africa is Weak

🇰🇷 South Korea is Weak

🇸🇸 South Sudan is Critically Unstable

🇪🇸 Spain is Weak

🇱🇰 Sri Lanka is Weak

🇸🇩 Sudan is Unstable

🇸🇷 Suriname is Weak

🇸🇪 Sweden is Stable

🇨🇭 Switzerland is Stable

🇸🇾 Syria is Critically Unstable

🇹🇼 Taiwan is Stable

🇹🇯 Tajikistan is Weak

🇹🇿 Tanzania is Stable

🇹🇭 Thailand is Weak

🇧🇸 The Bahamas is Weak

🇬🇲 The Gambia is Weak

🇹🇬 Togo is Weak

🇹🇴 Tonga is Weak

🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago is Weak

🇹🇳 Tunisia is Weak

🇹🇷 Turkey is Unstable

🇹🇲 Turkmenistan is Unstable

🇹🇻 Tuvalu is Stable

🇺🇬 Uganda is Weak

🇺🇦 Ukraine is Unstable

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates is Stable

🇬🇧 United Kingdom is Stable

🇺🇸 United States Of America is Weak

🇺🇾 Uruguay is Stable

🇺🇿 Uzbekistan is Weak

🇻🇺 Vanuatu is Weak

🇻🇪 Venezuela is Unstable

🇻🇳 Vietnam is Stable

🇪🇭 Western Sahara is Weak

🇾🇪 Yemen is Critically Unstable

🇿🇲 Zambia is Weak

🇿🇼 Zimbabwe is Unstable

Carpe tomorrow!