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Parallel efforts to ease Myanmar crisis could clash

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MYANMAR

Indonesia, the group’s 2023 chair, has in recent months engaged with different sides in the conflict behind closed doors. Separately, on April 25, a small group of regional…

Myanmar junta may weaken but will not make concessions

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MYANMAR

ASEAN’s ‘Five-Point Consensus’ plan to ease the fallout from the 2021 coup shows no signs of making progress, and Cambodia -- the group’s 2022 chair -- has stopped advocating…

Guinea-Bissau president seeks to reduce coup risk

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GUINEA-BISSAU

Guinea-Bissau is prone to coups: only one president since 1999 has served a full term. Embalo has survived an assassination attempt, and his reform agenda has been hampered by a…

Ankara will probably let Moscow get its way on Syria

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TURKEY

Ankara and Moscow are guarantors of the ceasefire in the Syrian civil war that came into effect on December 30. Both the ceasefire and the Russian-Turkish partnership are still…

Protests mar Congo-Brazzaville's election aftermath

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CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE

The election marked the culmination of six months of sustained tension in the main cities of Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire. Fearing unrest, the government cut telecommunications…

Tech will heavily shape Myanmar’s internal conflict

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MYANMAR

On the contrary, since May, when the anti-junta National Unity Government (NUG) formed a military wing, fighting has spread nationwide. The most critical arena in the conflict is…

Abortive Venezuela uprising weakens Maduro and Guaido

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VENEZUELA

The military high command continues to back Maduro, contradicting Guaido’s claim that senior officials agreed to support his interim presidency. The failed uprising reveals major…

Burkina Faso's Kabore faces mounting public pressures

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BURKINA FASO

Despite enhanced military efforts, jihadist groups are becoming increasingly brazen in their attacks, while labour and other social unrest is also challenging the authorities…

Bashir will fight to survive Sudan protests

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SUDAN

Since late December, Sudan has faced a persistent wave of protests, with demonstrators complaining of dire economic conditions but also calling for President Omar al-Bashir to…

Sudan coup will trigger complex political standoff

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SUDAN

Protest leaders are demanding a full transition to civilian rule. However, military leaders appear determined to retain power, setting the stage for an escalating confrontation.