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France’s vaccine programme faces difficult challenges

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FRANCE

The country has the one of the world's most vaccine-sceptical populations, with polls showing that only four in ten people are willing to accept a vaccine jab. This difficult…

Ethiopia poll will not deliver legitimacy or stability

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ETHIOPIA

Even with a delay, insecurity, logistical challenges and electoral boycotts look likely to deny millions of Ethiopians a genuine democratic choice, and thus a credible electoral…

Middle East outlook is poised on US election outcome

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MIDDLE EAST/US

The two candidates differ on the timing, scope and scale of US regional engagement. Biden was a strong critic of the policy changes Trump introduced regarding the 2015 Iran…

Shallow reforms may ensure more Somali poll disputes

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SOMALIA

The conference was convened following electoral disputes that erupted into a standoff between President Mohammed Abdullahi ‘Farmajo’ and Prime Minister Mohammed Hussein Roble…

United Arab Emirates' humanitarian hub faces issues

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

The IHC was created in 2003 to attract international humanitarian organisations and associated commercial businesses to Dubai and raise the international visibility of the United…

Regional Congo security plan may disappoint and divide

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CONGO-KINSHASA

The initiative has already seen talks begin between the Congolese government and various armed groups. It also foresees a regional military intervention to tackle ‘negative’…

Iraqi Kurdish strategies will wait on Turkish election

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IRAQ

Months of tensions between their respective parties have paralysed the region’s cabinet and also played into a crisis with Turkey. Talabani in late April sought to communicate…

Nigeria-Morocco pipeline MoU shows Rabat’s outreach

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MOROCCO

The pipeline, whose construction could face numerous logistical obstacles, is meant to benefit the ECOWAS zone while also diversifying Europe’s gas supplies.

New defensive strategy allows Syria regime to fight on

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SYRIA

The loss is the most significant defeat suffered by the regime in recent months, following the fall of the provincial capital, Idlib, in late March and Nasib, the last regime-held…

A Gulf human rights pushback worsens EU dilemmas

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GULF STATES/EU

Riyadh reacted to Ottawa’s criticism of the arrests by breaking diplomatic ties and immediately withdrawing investments, trade, students and medical patients, demanding support…