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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…

Shortcomings will mire the South Sudan peace process

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SOUTH SUDAN

The agreement has formally held, but implementation is well behind schedule and shows no sign of accelerating. Moreover, there still appears to be little prospect that the…

Escalation in Syria’s Idlib may pressure foreign talks

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SYRIA

SYRIA: Escalation in Idlib may pressure foreign talks

Trump-Guterres alliance may deliver UN reform

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INT

The meeting comes shortly after UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres published an ambitious blueprint for reform of the UN development system -- the product of months of internal…

Critical EU report on Turkey may trigger 'Turexit'

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EUROPE/TURKEY

Turkey's faltering EU accession process looks more at risk than ever, following Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn's warning that Ankara had "clearly chosen to move away from…

Normalising Syrian-Turkish relations faces challenges

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SYRIA/TURKEY

Turkey has dropped its insistence on regime change in Syria as it seeks to defuse a domestic crisis over Syrian refugees and to contain Kurdish aspirations. Normalisation could…

Eritrea will face pressure over national service

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ERITREA

ERITREA: Pressure may grow over national service

EU asylum system is likely to be reformed

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EU

EU: Asylum system is likely to be reformed

Prospects for the EU in 2018

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PROSPECTS 2018

Prospects for the EU in 2018.

Exodus could put pressure on Ethiopia-Eritrea border

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ETHIOPIA/ERITREA

ETHIOPIA/ERITREA: Exodus could put pressure on border