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Tanzania’s Islamist crackdown may store resentments

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TANZANIA

Responses to alleged Islamist activity on the Tanzania-Mozambique border.

Prospects for Pakistan in 2022

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PROSPECTS 2022

Separately, the recent Taliban takeover of Afghanistan was a strategic win, given the military-security establishment’s long-standing support for the group. The Taliban’s 'Haqqani…

Syria’s Deraa will see chronic instability and poverty

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SYRIA

This came as Damascus blamed a former rebel leader for the May 4 abduction and killing of nine policemen in the nearby town of Muzayrib. The security situation in Deraa, which…

Mozambique party politics may trump national interest

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MOZAMBIQUE

There is broad consensus that security sector reform is necessary, but lingering concern that the government lacks a coherent plan, and will end up being distracted by other…

Donors look divided over approaches to the Sahel

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SAHEL

The conference raised approximately USD1bn for 2020, and USD725mn for 2021. This met the organisers’ target for the conference itself, but fell short of the USD2.4bn the UN says…

Opportunism and localism drive Africa Islamist groups

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AFRICA

Militants targeted Baga town in Borno state on January 3. Unverified reports suggest that this may have been the group's most deadly attack on civilians to date. From Boko Haram…

Syria’s frozen conflict will resist normalisation

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SYRIA

The minister also visited the Syrian embassy in Riyadh, which is preparing to reopen. Damascus aims to highlight another example of the Arab return to ‘business as usual’ with…

Salafi-jihadist groups face defeat in Syria’s Idlib

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SYRIA

The bomb came as HTS launched a campaign to crack down on its salafi-jihadist rival Islamic State (IS) in the areas of northern Syria where it has influence. HTS is seeking a…

ASEAN’s 2018 chair likely to bring more stability

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ASEAN

Outlook for the ASEAN chairmanship in 2018.