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Peace foray exposes South Africa’s diplomatic deficit

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SOUTH AFRICA

The mission represented one of the first concerted attempts by African governments to exert diplomatic influence outside the continent but ultimately failed to have any real…

Ruto will try to broaden Kenya’s trade ties

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KENYA

Nairobi also says it expects a US-Kenya free trade agreement (FTA) to be finalised by April 2024, while the government has promised various tax and other incentives to foreign…

Israeli-US leader ties will be functional but fraught

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ISRAEL/US

This also comes as indirect US nuclear talks with Iran resume in Vienna, despite concerted Israeli opposition. US President Joe Biden is in effect withdrawing the unconditional…

Azerbaijan to push Karabakh as Russia looks elsewhere

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ARMENIA/AZERBAIJAN

Azerbaijan is increasing pressure on Karabakh and Armenia. Azerbaijani environmentalists blocked the only road connecting Armenia with Karabakh on December 12, just days after…

Extension will defer South Sudan peace deal dilemmas

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SOUTH SUDAN

Outllok for South Sudan's peace process.

Talks options again divide opposition in Venezuela

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VENEZUELA

Nearly ten months into the ‘parallel powers’ situation, ‘interim president’ Juan Guaido’s accumulation of public relations gaffes is beginning to weigh heavily. While facing an…

Canada's climate diplomacy will outstrip domestic push

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CANADA

As part of the 2015 Paris Agreement, Canada has committed to a national target of 30% reductions in carbon emissions from 2005 levels by 2030. However, figures released in April…

Turkish foreign policy will seek a power balance

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TURKEY

Turkey’s confrontation with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) is a key driver of regional and to some extent international policy. Erdogan’s comfortable victory in the May 2023…

Baku tightens grip over Nagorno-Karabakh

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AZERBAIJAN

Recent attempts to hold talks between Karabakh Armenians and Baku authorities failed, prolonging the ongoing blockade of the contested Nagorno-Karabakh region. The Armenian…

Elections may strain Ivorian reconciliation efforts

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IVORY COAST

The three main contenders are the ruling Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace (RHDP) of President Alassane Ouattara, the African Peoples' Party-Cote d'Ivoire (PPA-CI) of…