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Colombia’s local elections may prompt violence spike

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COLOMBIA

Despite government efforts to negotiate ceasefires and peace agreements with non-state armed groups, attacks on social leaders, candidates and activists in areas where these…

Mexico priest killings will feed amnesty debate

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MEXICO

The Catholic Church's role in tackling violence.

Lack of reform will impede Kosovo’s EU bid

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KOSOVO

The EU and Kosovo signed a Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) in 2015 but Kosovo has not taken the next step, of applying for membership, out of a well-founded fear of…

Nigerian border reopening would offer some respite

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NIGERIA

Nigeria’s land borders have been closed since August 2019, officially to check indiscriminate smuggling of goods into the country. The closures have been blamed in part for rising…

Kosovo-Serbia extradition row threatens normalisation

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KOSOVO/SERBIA

The Kosovo government has suspended EU-sponsored negotiations with Serbia intended to normalise bilateral relations. The trigger for this was Serbia’s attempts to have Haradinaj…

Focus on African wildlife protection will grow

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AFRICA

African illegal wildlife trade.

Protectionist drive may complicate African free trade

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WEST AFRICA

West African protectionism.

Peace deals will not reduce illegal mining in Colombia

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COLOMBIA

Illegal mining.

Congolese political upheaval will fuel unrest

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CONGO-KINSHASA

The Council’s decision came as a fragile political agreement struck at the new year unravels, with security deteriorating in several parts of the country. The spike in unrest drew…

COVID-19 could reconfigure African foreign relations

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AFRICA

Africa COVID-19 diplomacy.