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Governance vacuum will prolong Central Africa conflict

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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

Over recent months, conflict between ethnic militias has escalated, leading the UN’s humanitarian chief in August to talk of “early warning signs of genocide”. The sectarian…

FARC peace deal will survive Colombian election

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COLOMBIA

President Juan Manuel Santos described the historic milestone as “the last breath of the conflict with the FARC” and tweeted that the country could now begin “the construction of…

Sudan’s partial peace deal builds positive momentum

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SUDAN

The deal represents a significant milestone in both the peace process and the wider transition. However, it remains only a partial peace, given the absence of the main armed…

Militancy may become chronic problem around Lake Chad

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SAHEL

Sparsely populated and usually peripheral to the surrounding countries (Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria), the Lake Chad area has been affected by the spillover of the Boko Haram…

Stolen antiquities trade fuels conflict worldwide

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INTERNATIONAL

The effects of the illicit antiquities and art trade.

Drug violence set to rise in Ecuador

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ECUADOR

The kidnappings follow a series of violent incidents in the area, including a bomb attack on March 20 that killed three soldiers and the bombing of a police station on January 27…

African states will intensify ICC reform push

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AFRICA

Bemba’s acquittal has raised questions about the ICC’s impact regionally and its future direction, after threats by several African states to withdraw in recent years. It also…

Colombia land reform is unlikely to accelerate

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COLOMBIA

Former President Juan Manuel Santos (2010-18) in 2011 introduced the ‘Victims' Law’ to transfer ownership of 6.5 million hectares of land to victims of Colombia’s armed conflict…

South Sudan peace deal faces legitimacy gap

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SOUTH SUDAN

Although the ‘transition’ foreseen under that agreement was intended to end with national elections in 2022, the signatories recently agreed to extend the transition by two years…

Mali local deals may not translate to wider peace

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MALI

The accord includes a stipulation that the army must leave the town of Farabougou, which was been besieged by jihadists in 2020. Local peace deals have proliferated in conflict…