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Burundi's crisis could have a regional security effect

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BURUNDI

While the Security Council vote reflects concern about Burundi's crisis, the protests are the latest example of the problems the international community confronts in trying to…

African elections face contrasting COVID-19 challenges

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AFRICA

There is international precedent for this, after the United Kingdom postponed its local elections. However, although Chad and Ethiopia have delayed their polls, no other…

Regional lead could be key to Burundian peace efforts

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BURUNDI

Burundian peace efforts.

Prospects for East Africa and the Great Lakes in 2018

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PROSPECTS 2018

Prospects for East Africa and the Great Lakes in 2018.

Fake news will undermine African response to COVID-19

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AFRICA

This 'infodemic' is particularly acute where leaders have actively denied the significance of COVID-19 (Burundi, Madagascar, Tanzania), and where government is widely distrusted…

Domestic factors shape third-term volatility in Africa

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AFRICA

Recent events have confirmed the level of disunity among Burundi's armed forces, following over two weeks of popular protest against President Pierre Nkurunzinza's intention to…

African COVID-19 lockdowns will split public opinion

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AFRICA

African COVID-19-related lockdowns.

Tanzanian politics will focus on electoral reforms

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TANZANIA

The massive demonstration, the first of its kind in seven years, is just one of many indications that Tanzania’s political class is shifting into pre-election mode ahead of local…

Political freedoms face renewed threats in Tanzania

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TANZANIA

Their lawyers say they face treason charges and have speculated that the government seeks to deter anyone from speaking out over the deal.

COVID-19 and repression will fuel new African protests

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AFRICA

This has led to a greater focus on digital strategies and the rise of ‘personal’ or ‘patchwork’ protests in which individuals share images on social media of themselves making…