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Kuwait faces rising threat from Islamic State group

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KUWAIT

The June 26 suicide attack inside the Imam al-Sadiq Mosque killed 27 people and was Kuwait's worst terrorist attack in over three decades. The attack, claimed by Islamic State…

Sanctions end will buoy Sudan's domestic agenda

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SUDAN

Washington’s decision ends Khartoum’s uncertainty on the issue and marks a considerable shift in US policy towards Sudan. Sudanese Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour cautiously…

Biden’s team will try to reset engagement with Africa

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AFRICA/US

This may see a redefining of US-Africa policy compared to the Trump administration’s focus on competition with China, including: resolving questions surrounding the role for US…

Failure to deliver quickly will undermine the G5 Sahel

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WEST AFRICA

In December, donors also promised some 2.4 billion euros to fund the G5 Sahel's economic 'Priority Investment Programme' (PIP).

North-west Nigerian insecurity faces new escalation

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NIGERIA

The claim that one of Boko Haram’s factions sponsored the Kankara attack reinforces fears that jihadist outreach to bandit groups is succeeding and that violence will grow in…

Mozambique's FRELIMO faces military intervention push

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MOZAMBIQUE

Oil and gas major Total has suspended work on its nearby liquefied natural gas (LNG) site, while a humanitarian crisis has worsened. Pressure for an external military intervention…

Boko Haram will pose renewed threat to Nigeria’s army

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NIGERIA

The attacks come on the back of a general uptick in violence by the terrorist group both in north-east Nigeria and across its borders. The renewed violence suggests that even in…

Somali security strategy will need united approach

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SOMALIA

A recent spate of al-Shabaab attacks on security forces in Kenya and the assassination of several senior Somali security personnel have raised fears of a potential resurgence of…

Kenya’s refugee policy faces familiar obstacles

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KENYA

This is not the first time Kenya has taken aim at the refugee camps it hosts; it has been pushing to close them since 2013.

Nigerian security promises will fail to convince

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NIGERIA

Nigerian north-eastern insecurity.