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Ethiopia may fail to deliver on transitional justice

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ETHIOPIA

The policy includes some changes from the justice ministry’s initial draft, most significantly the removal of a proposal for a special court to prosecute the most serious crimes…

Shortcomings will mire the South Sudan peace process

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SOUTH SUDAN

The agreement has formally held, but implementation is well behind schedule and shows no sign of accelerating. Moreover, there still appears to be little prospect that the…

Opposition repression will poison Chad reconciliation

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CHAD

Major opposition figure Succes Masra, who subsequently fled into exile, on October 16 indicated that he would postpone his planned return to Chad. This follows threats of…

Middle East instability will slow security reform

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MIDDLE EAST

Security sector reform in the Arab world.

Central African Republic peace deal faces risks

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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

Outlook for the Central African Republic's peace process.

Zimbabwe’s vice president could be sidelined by party

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ZIMBABWE

ZANU-PF infighting.

Ivory Coast’s legislative polls will test reform claim

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IVORY COAST

The poll was marred by pre- and post-election violence, resulting in scores of arrests (including some opposition leaders) and over 85 deaths. Ouattara has officially begun a…

Judicial reform will be key test in Sudan’s transition

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SUDAN

Judicial reform prospects and challenges in Sudan.

Nepal’s new ruling coalition will be unstable

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NEPAL

His Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) now has fewer governing partners. The reconfiguration included cutting ties with Sher Bahadur Deuba’s Nepali Congress, the largest…

Insecurity will overshadow Burkina Faso’s election

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BURKINA FASO

Opposition parties for the first time have pledged to back the leading opposition candidate should there be a second round. Meanwhile, the persistent jihadist insurgency risks…