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Post-Cotonou agreement will challenge African states

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AFRICA/EU

The treaty includes joint commitments to improving human rights and gender equality. Perhaps more notably, it also implicitly crystallises the EU’s commitment to implementation of…

Amhara-Oromo tensions threaten Ethiopia peace hopes

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ETHIOPIA

The incident has triggered mutual recriminations between the Amhara and Oromo wings of the ruling Prosperity Party, as well as among respective ethnic-based opposition groups.

Key polls look set to bring boost to Indian opposition

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INDIA

Karnataka is currently the only southern state to be governed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Congress, the main opposition party nationally, and…

Engaging with Afghanistan will get harder for West

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AFGHANISTAN

This was a reference to criticism of Taliban rule by certain international players. While engagement between the emirate and the West remains limited, the Taliban are drawing…

China may try to weaken Pacific policing deal

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CHINA/PACIFIC

Loosely modelled on frameworks including EUROPOL and AMERIPOL, the initiative aims to boost cooperation on tackling cross-border organised crime and responding to political or…

Turkey's Kurds will be angry if HDP is not re-elected

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TURKEY

The process looks in danger. Serious local conflicts in south-eastern Turkey are straining tensions between Kurds and the government, even though guerrilla warfare has not…

Ethiopian conflict may intensify rather than ease

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ETHIOPIA

Although Demeke also referenced the possibility of resolving Ethiopia’s conflicts through a national dialogue, the government’s wider rhetoric and military build-up instead signal…

Bosnia’s flawed elections may force West to intervene

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BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA

CEC sources said the problem went beyond the Serb-dominated RS entity and ballots must be recounted from more than one in six of the polling stations across Bosnia. The…

Anger at EU North Macedonia deal may unseat government

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BULGARIA/NORTH MACEDONIA

North Macedonia’s government and EU member states have welcomed a framework proposed in the final days of France’s EU Council presidency for opening EU accession talks with…

Pacific Islands will resist Chinese influence

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CHINA

By many metrics, this influence remains significantly less than that of Australia and New Zealand. However, the Solomon Islands’ conclusion of a security agreement with Beijing in…