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Policy gaps to persist on regional migration in Horn

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AFRICA

Population movement trends in the Horn of Africa.

Sudan's civil war will grind on

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SUDAN

Thousands of combatants and civilians have been killed, over 8 million people (around one-fifth of the population) have been displaced and 18 million face severe acute food…

Iraq will be reluctant to address crop burning threat

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IRAQ

That comes despite widespread instances of crop destruction in recent months, especially in the north-west, and is largely attributable to excellent weather during the growing…

Sexual violence intensifies Middle East extremism

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MIDDLE EAST

Sexual violence in Middle East conflicts.

Iraq’s Sunnis will vie for post-election relevance

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IRAQ

Both minorities complain the draft budget does not allocate sufficient funds to their areas. Sunni lawmakers are also concerned about the ongoing displacement of their…

Water shortages constrain Iran's economic outlook

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IRAN

Iran water crisis.

Russia risks mission creep as Syrian rebels dig in

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SYRIA

Since the start of Russian airstrikes last September, the rebels have suffered their largest territorial loss to the regime in two years. The new counter-insurgent strategy…

Returnee influx may add to volatility in South Sudan

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SOUTH SUDAN

Meanwhile, South Sudan's Upper Nile State, where most returnees have arrived, continues to wrestle with persistent instability.

Sea-level rise to necessitate adaptation globally

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INTERNATIONAL

With ongoing sea-level rise now considered inevitable, and climate change mitigation efforts serving only to limit, rather than avert, the risks, adaptation will be a necessity in…

Tepid international engagement will fail war-hit Sudan

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SUDAN

He called for the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), with which the army has been engaged in devastating hostilities since April, to be designated a terrorist organisation…