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Indonesia risks worsening Papuan discontent

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INDONESIA

The legislation additionally introduces certain changes to the provinces’ governance that ostensibly promise to improve local socio-economic conditions. However, many Papuans say…

The Gambia's Barrow unlikely to be shifted by protests

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GAMBIA

Gambian political turmoil.

Algerian army will try to guard fiefdom in transition

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ALGERIA

The military leadership has seized control of the political process, but has shown little interest in assuming formal power, often demonstrating sympathies with protesters while…

Outlook is mixed for Indonesian economy

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INDONESIA

A key driving factor was soaring government consumption ahead of the February general election, which included the race to succeed Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo as president, won by…

Guinea-Bissau’s Embalo will seek to centralise power

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GUINEA-BISSAU

The end to the UN peace operation came almost three months after the departure of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Mission in Guinea Bissau (ECOMIB). The…

Guinea’s constitutional crisis may escalate further

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GUINEA

The National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC) coalition, a grouping of opposition parties and civil society groups, has vowed to continue protests until the…

Algerian reforms will struggle to convince sceptics

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ALGERIA

The initiative is the president’s first major political act and will set the course for intra-elite relations, foreign policy and his administration’s relationship with the…

Guinea-Bissau elections may not end instability

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GUINEA-BISSAU

Outlook for presidential elections in Guinea-Bissau.

Colombia’s peace deal may face dangerous delays

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COLOMBIA

The move follows emergency negotiations in the aftermath of the public’s shock rejection of the original deal on October 2. While both the Senate and the House of Representatives…

Delhi’s spending will not ease Kashmir crisis

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INDIA

Legislation dividing it into two union territories -- Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh -- was passed in early August, concurrently with the revocation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special…