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Somalia stumbles into another regional election morass

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SOMALIA

Regional elections and federal infighting in Somalia.

Power struggle mars Somalia’s constitutional reform

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SOMALIA

The proposals must be approved in a referendum but have already drawn opposition accusations of a power grab by the president. Most notably, Puntland’s president has said his…

Reconciliation slips out of Somali leaders’ grasp

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SOMALIA

The six-day summit, which concluded on May 11, was the first high-level meeting between FGS and FMS leaders in almost a year but ended without agreement -- prolonging a…

Somali negotiations over election model will intensify

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SOMALIA

However, the latest round of talks -- and the resulting agreement -- came against the backdrop of a boycott by Puntland and Jubaland states, which alleged manipulation of the…

End of Ethiopia’s emergency will not ease poll tension

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ETHIOPIA

Meanwhile, the state of emergency declared in relation to COVID-19 formally lapsed on September 6. This could pave the way for postponed national elections to be held in 2021 but…

Somalia’s electoral crisis heads towards a precipice

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SOMALIA

These critics still refuse to participate in elections unless key electoral bodies are reformed to remove alleged pro-FGS bias.

Cameroon polls may extend anglophone crisis

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CAMEROON

This comes amid mounting domestic and international frustration over President Paul Biya’s approach to ending the long-standing anglophone crisis. A controversial bill to give…

Puntland crisis underscores Somali election dilemmas

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SOMALIA

Deni and the Puntland electoral commission seek to hold direct elections, while the opposition demand a return to a clan-based electoral system. Meanwhile, with the election…

Myanmar's ethnic troubles will pose security threats

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MYANMAR

Ethnic relations, politics and security in Myanmar.

United States and EU have little time to save Bosnia

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BOSNIA

His visit is part of a flurry of belated Western diplomacy to secure agreement on reforms, the lack of which has driven Bosnia’s recently escalating crisis. Success would…