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French planning lacks solutions to Malian insecurity

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MALI

Foreign troop presence in Mali.

Myanmar speech will not mollify Suu Kyi's critics

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MYANMAR

This follows intense criticism from the international community, which argues that she has done little to address the crisis or alleged abuses by Myanmar’s military, the Tatmadaw…

Macedonia's Gruevski may survive latest scandal

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MACEDONIA

Both had been in office since 2006, and Mijalkov was seen as indispensable for his control over the country. Along with Gruevski, both are heavily implicated in the wiretap…

Mali's northern goals may hurt relations with Algeria

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MALI

Dicko met with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune. Algiers claimed the meetings with northern armed groups were part of a mediation effort regarding which Malian authorities…

Moscow's influence will lag West's in Balkans

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BALKANS/RUSSIA

The vicissitudes of Russian influence in the Balkans.

Iraq’s disputed Sinjar will be a long-term flashpoint

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IRAQ

Iraq’s president on March 8 ratified a law mandating reparations for Yazidi women enslaved and trafficked by Islamic State (IS). However, efforts to improve the security situation…

Djibouti deal may unlock East Africa peace puzzle

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EAST AFRICA

The meeting, hosted by Saudi Arabia, followed a peace summit between Ethiopia and Eritrea the previous day. Rapprochement between Djibouti and Eritrea, the Horn of Africa’s two…

Somaliland electoral crisis creates sequencing dilemma

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SOMALIA

This came after the electoral commission postponed the presidential election and the Gurti (parliament’s upper house, consisting of traditional elders) extended Muse Bihi's term…

Iraq’s Sunnis and Kurds face a more peripheral future

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IRAQ

Discussions on the future of the US-Iraq security relationship will be followed with intense interest by both Iran-backed Shia forces in Iraq and their increasingly sidelined…

Bosnia’s Federation entity may soon become ungoverned

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BOSNIA

They were participating in a rally ahead of snap elections in Turkey, aimed at a Europe-wide audience to circumvent bans on pro-Erdogan gatherings in several EU member countries…