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Boko Haram, revenue woes will mar Cameroon prospects

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CAMEROON

The violence is inhibiting Cameroon's cross-border trade with its larger neighbour, exacerbating a deteriorating economic outlook.

West African regional bloc risks losing crucial clout

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WEST AFRICA

The coup leaders are adamant that they should be allowed to lead the transition, while ECOWAS insists that they should hand over to an interim civilian government.

Central African Republic peace deal needs executing

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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

The accord, the full contents of which are still not public, differs from previous deals in that it follows the first direct talks between the parties and because the government…

Burundi political fracturing mars prospects for peace

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BURUNDI

Escalating levels of violence, marked by assassinations of high-profile figures and continued attacks on civilians, risk increasing refugee outflows, heightening tensions with…

Islamists may reap some benefits from Sudan’s coup

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SUDAN

The Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) coalition of civilian and rebel groups have rejected the deal, but Hamdok has justified it on the grounds that (among other things) it will…

Sudan's civil war will grind on

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SUDAN

Thousands of combatants and civilians have been killed, over 8 million people (around one-fifth of the population) have been displaced and 18 million face severe acute food…

Guinea’s constitutional crisis may escalate further

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GUINEA

The National Front for the Defence of the Constitution (FNDC) coalition, a grouping of opposition parties and civil society groups, has vowed to continue protests until the…

Zimbabwean government clampdown could escalate

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ZIMBABWE

This was the second major protest banned by the authorities in recent days, amid deepening public dissatisfaction with the government's handling of the economy. As fears grow…

New deadline dilemma looms in South Sudan

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SOUTH SUDAN

Little progress has been made since then, including on critical security arrangements, and the parties have given little indication of willingness or capacity to end the deadlock.

The prospect of renewed conflict looms in Juba

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SOUTH SUDAN

The escalation in conflict risks fuelling further violence in the capital and around the country. The fighting is detrimental to an ailing peace agreement and the economy.