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Ending Mozambique’s insurgency may prove complex

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MOZAMBIQUE

Operations spearheaded by Rwandan military and police have recaptured the strategic towns of Palma and Mocimboa da Praia, and are now targeting the insurgents’ rural bases, while…

Centrist bloc could be key to Mali presidential race

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MALI

Malie elections outlook

Colombia’s local elections may prompt violence spike

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COLOMBIA

Despite government efforts to negotiate ceasefires and peace agreements with non-state armed groups, attacks on social leaders, candidates and activists in areas where these…

Tribal role in Yemen war is under-rated

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YEMEN

Tribes are an important and under-acknowledged element in Yemen’s social, security and political structures. Any agreement to end the civil war needs to take into consideration…

Syria action risks growing terrorism threat in Russia

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RUSSIA

Terrorism risks to Russia.

Attacks in Mozambique's central provinces will persist

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MOZAMBIQUE

While domestic and international attention is focused on insecurity in northern Cabo Delgado province, attacks by the Junta, which claims RENAMO’s leadership was illegitimately…

Targeted killings invite retaliatory terrorist attacks

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INTERNATIONAL

His death reignites debates about whether such targeted killings are effective in reducing the scale or impact of subsequent terrorist attacks.

Intra-Christian competition will increase in Lebanon

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LEBANON

Seven months after a general election, the country remains without a government amid a dispute between Hezbollah, a Shia group, and the Sunni Prime Minister-designate Saad…

West African states will struggle to weaken IS-Sahel

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WEST AFRICA

His death is the first killing of a senior IS-Sahel leader in over a year, potentially signalling more aggressive government action against the group.

Governance vacuum will prolong Central Africa conflict

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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

Over recent months, conflict between ethnic militias has escalated, leading the UN’s humanitarian chief in August to talk of “early warning signs of genocide”. The sectarian…