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Continued Algeria protests may trigger deeper conflict

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ALGERIA

The move came after hundreds of thousands of protestors demonstrated across the country for three weeks against Bouteflika’s intention to run for re-election despite his poor…

Mansour killing may serve to strengthen Afghan Taliban

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AFGHANISTAN

Pentagon spokesperson Peter Cook in a statement labelled Mullah Mansour a "key obstacle to peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan", referring to his repeated refusals to…

COVID report renews pressures on Brazil's Bolsonaro

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BRAZIL

The CPI recommended that President Jair Bolsonaro be charged with nine crimes following an investigation of nearly six months. The report, issued by the CPI’s lead investigator…

Somalia's presidential vote may be delayed

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SOMALIA

The process of electing members to the two houses of parliament had the potential to trigger major political crises and violence, but so far the process has unfolded with less…

Sudan peace pact narrows constitutional options

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SUDAN

In preparation for this, Sudan’s transitional authorities on October 18 incorporated the peace agreement’s provisions into the ‘Constitutional Declaration’, the provisional…

Politics undermine eastern Congo security gains

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CONGO-KINSHASA

MONUSCO on February 11 had already halted its support for the planned offensive, linking its decision to concerns over human rights abuse allegations against two Congolese…

Explainability concern requires judicious use of AI

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INT

This presents a safety concern in some areas, and creates difficulties in guaranteeing that AI decisions are unbiased, for example in their treatment of different demographic…

Strategies can overcome irrational UK policy-making

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UNITED KINGDOM

The report, entitled 'Missing Evidence', reveals that despite spending 2.5 billion pounds (3.6 billion dollars) on policy research each year, the UK government maintains no…

New Iraqi Kurdish divisions could weaken Iran

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IRAQ

The PUK and KDP are the two ruling parties and historic rivals in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). They manage competing political and security structures. The…

EU comitology reform could politicise regulation

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EU

Proposed reform of the EU comitology procedure.