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‘Sheger City’ plan will fuel Ethiopia tensions

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ETHIOPIA

Notably, this includes the new ‘Sheger City’, which consolidates several towns and villages surrounding Addis Ababa. The move is controversial due to fears the Oromia government…

Myanmar returnees could provide innovation boost

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MYANMAR

Suu Kyi's government wants to develop the national economy, and thinks the Myanmar diaspora can help.

Botswana’s Masisi will trumpet mandate for ‘new’ BDP

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BOTSWANA

In the run-up to the October 23 polls, the BDP faced a heightened threat from the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) opposition coalition, as well as the new Botswana Patriotic…

Insecurity will weigh on Mozambique post-poll outlook

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MOZAMBIQUE

Those on trial include suspects accused of involvement in the initial attacks last year in Mocimboa da Praia. While there has been a recent lull in terrorist activity, insecurity…

Namibia's SWAPO faces further damaging poll losses

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NAMIBIA

SWAPO lost its two-thirds majority in the main house of parliament last year and could also see its dominance in the second parliamentary chamber diminished. SWAPO's decline in…

Kuwait will backtrack on vow to address statelessness

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KUWAIT

Kuwait's stateless people.

Sahelian militias aid and undercut peace prospects

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WEST AFRICA

The targeting of these civilian vigilantes highlights the centrality of community-based, often ethnically aligned, government-backed militias in the Sahel’s various conflicts…

Hezbollah's fight will hamper Lebanese secularists

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LEBANON

This followed a cyberattack at the airport that promulgated a warning against Shia political-military movement Hezbollah and its escalation against Israel. The Forces of Change…

Iran’s women’s rights movement will be contested

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IRAN

Although this remains against the law, he said police enforcement could lead to a "wide-scale negative reaction". An ongoing Iranian conversation about economic and political…

Delayed polls may increase Guinea-Bissau instability

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GUINEA-BISSAU

Several political parties, including some aligned with President Jose Mario Vaz, recently organised demonstrations calling for the cancellation of the haphazard voter registration…