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Decentralisation drive can stall Iraq's break-up

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IRAQ

Barzani announced earlier this year that the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) would hold an independence referendum in November. Amid a deep, long-running crisis of governance…

Togo's president will face few obstacles to his power

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TOGO

Plans to hold regional elections -- a key plank of President Faure Gnassingbe’s administrative decentralisation programme -- have been repeatedly postponed since first announced…

Reconstruction exposes weak local capacity in Peru

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PERU

Local government weaknesses.

Iraq’s Sunnis face an uncertain future

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IRAQ

The slow government-led offensive against IS has raised questions about the future governance of territory reclaimed from the jihadi group, especially in Nineveh province. There…

Ethiopia's government will enforce order

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ETHIOPIA

Implications of recent protests.

Militia abuses may increase in Niger

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NIGER

This has sparked the growth of ethnic Zarma self-defence militias, known locally as ‘zankai’. These militias reflect broader communal self-defence efforts, often arising because…

Mali’s decentralisation plan risks deepening divisions

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MALI

Mali's decentralisation proposal.

Regional disparities may weigh on Moroccan recovery

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MOROCCO

The country has been gradually rolling out reforms over several years as part of a new phase of decentralisation aimed at fuelling dynamism and growth, although these and previous…

Flawed choices may birth new South Sudan government

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SOUTH SUDAN

Kiir on February 15 made a major concession by reversing a controversial decentralisation initiative and restoring the country’s original ten states, though Machar has rejected…

Oman’s new sultan will hasten decentralisation

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OMAN

This marks the first significant change of policy following the death in January of former Sultan Qaboos, after half a century in power. Qaboos’s Oman began as a highly…