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Fresh scandals threaten peace progress in Colombia

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COLOMBIA

The move follows weeks of legal wrangling that saw him freed and immediately re-arrested in mid-May, and represents a blow for President Ivan Duque, who is adamant that Santrich…

Congo’s new DDR programme faces old challenges

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CONGO-KINSHASA

However, the programme is yet to get off the ground, and its preparatory phases have been dogged by controversy.

Central African Republic peace deal faces risks

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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

Outlook for the Central African Republic's peace process.

Sudan power-sharing deal may raise fears of false dawn

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SUDAN

The agreement purportedly ends a divisive period of confrontation between the two groups, but its resilience may be tested in its implementation phases.

Prospects for Colombia and Venezuela to end-2020

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PROSPECTS H2 2020

Mutual suspicion nevertheless remains, and US priorities in the region will be a complicating factor, particularly in an election year.

Unclear strategy may upend Ivorian opposition chances

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IVORY COAST

It remains unclear whether the main opposition candidate, former President Henri Konan Bedie (1993-99), will propose a boycott of the October 31 polls. Meanwhile, the state…

Key military appointment shores up Jokowi’s stability

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INDONESIA

Andika is the son-in-law of AM Hendropriyono, a retired general and former head of the State Intelligence Agency who is an influential adviser to Jokowi. Andika's appointment will…

Afghan elite wavers in face of Taliban onslaught

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AFGHANISTAN

The reported offer, made to Taliban negotiators in Qatar, looked like an act of desperation as Ghazni, 130 kilometres south of Kabul, fell to the Taliban, who subsequently took…

Ethiopia’s security reforms aim to consolidate power

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ETHIOPIA

The announcement followed days of violent protests in Amhara region resisting ENDF efforts to confine the region’s special forces to their bases for disarmament. The move…

Turkey's emergency rule will arouse fears of abuse

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TURKEY

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared the SoE following a four-and-half-hour National Security Council meeting on July 20, five days after a failed coup. A countrywide SoE is a…