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Assassinations signal more violence ahead in Burundi

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BURUNDI

Despite creeping atrocities carried out by state actors, acts of violence targeting government figures and high-ranking National Council for the Defence of Democracy-Forces for…

Mali peace is slipping away

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MALI

However, opposition political parties and former rebels, most prominently northern Mali’s main ex-rebel bloc, the Coordination of Movements of Azawad (CMA), refuse to participate…

Ukraine talks will resume with glacially slow progress

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UKRAINE

French President Emmanuel Macron initiated the call, signalling a determination to revive the four-party 'Normandy format' talks which had ground to a halt. Kyiv lodged a formal…

Ties with Hamas could help Egypt in Sinai

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EGYPT

The fact that the meeting was held in Egypt, rather than the usual meeting place of Qatar, signals a shift in Hamas-Cairo relations.

Boko Haram strains under a resurgent Nigerian army

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NIGERIA

One consequence is that insurgents are retreating into neighbouring countries. Several civilians died in Boko Haram attacks in Niger's Diffa region on November 11 and Chad…

Myanmar's ethnic troubles will pose security threats

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MYANMAR

Ethnic relations, politics and security in Myanmar.

Congo leader's Katanga rift adds to political tensions

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CONGO-KINSHASA

The protests are against an amendment to the electoral law, which was passed on January 17 and requires that a new census be carried out before presidential and parliamentary…

Language concessions in Ukraine will exclude Russian

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UKRAINE

Ukraine's new education law was designed to reduce the role of Russian in schools but has enraged EU states with minorities in the country as well as Moscow. Hungary has…

Cameroon anglophone conflict negotiations will restart

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CAMEROON

The separatist groups involved quickly confirmed their participation, but four days later Cameroonian authorities publicly denied involvement in any peace talks and affirmed that…

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…