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The push for accord on a Syrian transition may falter

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SYRIA

Mistura said on October 17 that he aimed to finalise the committee before he steps down in late November. Western countries have insisted that international donor assistance for…

Rising pressures will hamper Nepal government

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NEPAL

The impasse ended with an agreement on forming a probe commission. Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal (‘Prachanda’) is trying to manage the fallout from other controversies as…

Myanmar policy zest could suffer in 2017

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MYANMAR

Her comments hint at the political difficulties facing the one-year-old NLD-led administration in 2017.

Rising Zimbabwean authoritarianism will dent Mnangagwa

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ZIMBABWE

A violent clampdown on the opposition and civil society groups in January and February prompted the US government to renew sanctions, while the UK government has put cooperation…

Myanmar conflict will be protracted

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MYANMAR

Attacks by anti-junta People's Defence Forces (PDFs), which operate largely autonomously from each other, are taking an increasing toll on the army. Western powers are ramping up…

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…

Idlib will weaken but not break Turkish-Russian ties

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TURKEY

Tensions have risen since Syrian government shelling killed seven Turkish soldiers and a civilian contractor in north-western Syria on February 3. Although President Recep Tayyip…

Peace in Ethiopia’s Tigray region remains fragile

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ETHIOPIA

The meeting comes amid escalating rhetoric over the failure to implement key aspects of the agreement, and warnings of the risk of famine and even the potential for renewed…

Sanctions end aids Burundi but may entrench old flaws

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BURUNDI

This move, which was evidently coordinated and timed to coincide with President Evariste Ndayishimiye’s Brussels visit during the EU-African Union Summit, represents a major…

Myanmar junta is at a crossroads

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MYANMAR

The military government has in recent months lost considerable territory to its battlefield opponents, including ethnic armed organisations (EAOs) that have long fought the…