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Sea-level rise to necessitate adaptation globally

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INTERNATIONAL

With ongoing sea-level rise now considered inevitable, and climate change mitigation efforts serving only to limit, rather than avert, the risks, adaptation will be a necessity in…

EU-Africa trade framework could scupper migration aims

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AFRICA/EU

EU-Africa trade talks.

Nigerian border reopening would offer some respite

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NIGERIA

Nigeria’s land borders have been closed since August 2019, officially to check indiscriminate smuggling of goods into the country. The closures have been blamed in part for rising…

Normalising Syrian-Turkish relations faces challenges

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SYRIA/TURKEY

Turkey has dropped its insistence on regime change in Syria as it seeks to defuse a domestic crisis over Syrian refugees and to contain Kurdish aspirations. Normalisation could…

Nigeria's police protests point to wider frustrations

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NIGERIA

Nigeria's police are the most tangible face of daily misgovernance for its citizens. Yet the recent ‘#EndSARS’ protest movement that has gained global attention is not closely…

Focus on African wildlife protection will grow

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AFRICA

African illegal wildlife trade.

Prospects for Mexico to end-2019

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PROSPECTS H2 2019

Prospects to end-2019.

South Sudan peace talks may fail to bridge reality gap

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SOUTH SUDAN

A ‘framework agreement’ reached between President Salva Kiir and opposition leader Riek Machar in Khartoum on June 27 had been billed as a breakthrough in efforts to end South…

Mexico-US drug cooperation struggles will endure

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MEXICO/US

The arrest, prompted by a US extradition request, is a short-term success story for US-Mexico security cooperation but, paradoxically, represents an enduring flaw in long-held…

Treaty will help to protect the seas globally

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INTERNATIONAL

The high seas, or international waters, account for around 60% of the world’s oceans. They have, until now, been a largely ungoverned space, exposed to unrestricted shipping…