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Abu Dhabi will leverage post-UNSC soft power

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

It struggled with this goal during two turbulent years that saw permanent UNSC members divided over significant conflicts. Nonetheless, the UAE was an engaged Security Council…

Qatar will act as a balancing actor within the GCC

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QATAR/GCC

This completes the normalisation of relations between Qatar and other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members under the 2021 Al-Ula Declaration; already Doha had normalised its…

Politics may aggravate Congo’s security challenges

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CONGO-KINSHASA

A new mission organised by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) is now expected to arrive but is unlikely to do so before the EACRF departs.

Somalia-Turkey pact adds to growing regional tensions

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SOMALIA/TURKEY

This comes shortly after Ethiopia and Somaliland in January signed a deal offering Ethiopia a naval base in Somaliland in exchange for Ethiopia’s recognition of Somaliland as a…

Armed group attack reverses Burundi-Rwanda thaw

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BURUNDI/RWANDA

Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye accused Rwanda of supporting the attackers. Both countries have troops in the DRC, on opposing sides of the M23 conflict. The attack has…

Ethiopia-Somalia tension may fuel regional instability

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ETHIOPIA/SOMALIA

This long-standing conflict has now fused with an escalating clash between Ethiopia and Somalia over Ethiopia’s promise to recognise Somaliland’s independence from Somalia in…

Gaza overspill is a possible risk to Balkan security

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BALKANS

After an incident in late September that left one Kosovar police officer and three Serbian gunmen dead, the dispute over Kosovo’s sovereignty has become more dangerous, prompting…

Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Karabakh is settled

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ARMENIA/AZERBAIJAN

The region’s Armenian majority population has fled; displaced Azerbaijanis have returned to Karabakh and formerly occupied surrounding districts. Russia refused to support its…

Legislative win strengthens Congo president’s hand

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CONGO-KINSHASA

Tshisekedi’s own Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) becomes parliament’s largest party with 69 seats, while main opposition contender Moise Katumbi’s Ensemble party…