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Islam will play growing political role in West Africa

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WEST AFRICA

However, although the relationship between Islam and politics in the Sahel is changing, its prospects reflect local and national environments. The growing and multidirectional…

Multiple drivers will sustain north Somali migration

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SOMALIA

The drivers of migration for northern Somalis are diverse. In the urban centres of Puntland and Somaliland, two northern regions, many young Somalis are undertaking tahriib -- a…

Migration from Eritrea will continue apace

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ERITREA

Eritrean migration

Sudan’s exchange rate reform opens path to debt relief

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SUDAN

The move opens the door to expanded international aid and debt relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative, but at the cost of increased economic pressures…

Regional shifts will not slow migration from Eritrea

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ERITREA

Outlook for out-migration from Eritrea.

Equatorial Guinea’s Obiang will further stifle dissent

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EQUATORIAL GUINEA

While there is scepticism over the government’s figures, officially recorded deaths are low at 51. However, all sectors of the economy have been negatively impacted -- most…

Nigerian government will struggle to offer living wage

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NIGERIA

However, there remains a large gap between what the unions are demanding and what the government is willing to offer.

Graft claims will dog Congo’s old and new presidents

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CONGO-KINSHASA

The investigations were based upon some 3.5 million leaked confidential bank files, which together document the apparent misappropriation of at least USD138mn in public funds by…

South Africa corruption report will erode ANC support

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SOUTH AFRICA

Most notably, the Commission found that the Gupta family, businessmen closely linked to former President Jacob Zuma, exercised effective control over ministerial appointments and…

Mali’s embattled president will limp through his term

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MALI

Indeed, more than a year into his second term, Keita confronts not just endemic insecurity in the north and centre of the country, but also a complicated set of political…