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Stabilisation initiatives will falter in Iraq

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IRAQ

These operations follow the recapture of Tikrit, Sinjar, Ramadi and Fallujah from Islamic State group (ISG) in the past 18 months. Western countries backing the government and…

China’s Africa policy shift will be mainly symbolic

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CHINA/AFRICA

The commitment is significant, but no larger than the pledge made at the last FOCAC three years ago. Meanwhile, although this year’s summit emphasised Africa’s place in China’s…

Syria aid boost will not stem refugee flows to Europe

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SYRIA

Syria's civil war has created the largest humanitarian and development crisis in the Middle East since the Second World War. Domestic, regional and international political…

Food insecurity will persist in South Sudan

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SOUTH SUDAN

Areas of South Sudan were once predicted to become the ‘food basket’ of East Africa, making the country a net exporter of agricultural produce. However, even before independence…

Economic improvements in Mali will be too slow

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MALI

Ranked 184th out of 189 countries in the UN’s 2019 Human Development Index, Mali faces long-standing economic and development challenges. In addition, the north and east of the…

Conflict and COVID worsen Sahel food insecurity

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SAHEL

Much of Mauritania and Chad are food stressed as well. European Union estimates, counting the five Sahelian countries as well as Nigeria and Cameroon, put the number of people…

Stability indexes can be deceptive tools

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INTERNATIONAL

Review of peace and conflict maps.

East Africa food security will test resilience concept

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EAST AFRICA

This falls just short of a 'famine' warning -- which would require 20% of households to face catastrophe levels, as well as heightened malnutrition and mortality rates. The UN has…

US election worsens options for Ukraine

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UKRAINE

Donald Trump's campaign statements suggesting he would favour Russia over Ukraine caused consternation in Kyiv. After Trump became US president-elect, the Ukrainian government…

Spain’s influence in the EU will grow, but with limits

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EU/SPAIN

Spanish foreign policy post-Brexit.