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South Sudan deal needs more buy-in from warring sides

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SOUTH SUDAN

On paper, the agreement -- mediated by the East African Inter-Governmental Authority for Development (IGAD) -- ends the conflict that has beset South Sudan since December 2013…

Implementation may hamper Africa free trade area plans

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AFRICA

Africa's Continental Free Trade Area.

Eritrea factor may be crucial to Ethiopia's peace

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ERITREA/ETHIOPIA

The piece followed an expansive commentary from Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki, outlining Eritrea's enduring interest in Ethiopia's stability, which described the TPLF as a…

Implementation challenges await Ethiopia-Eritrea peace

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ETHIOPIA/ERITREA

Ethiopia-Eritrea peace process

ATMIS withdrawal may weaken Somalia’s security

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SOMALIA

ATMIS is to leave Somalia by end-2024, with the first 2,000 troops set to withdraw this month. However, this plan has already been beset by delays, and there are serious questions…

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…

Ethiopia's Tigray-federal standoff may escalate

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ETHIOPIA

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has dismissed the possibility of a resort to force, but relations with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) regional government are rapidly…

African forces cannot defeat al-Shabaab in Somalia

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SOMALIA

Al-Shabaab’s January raid against Kenyan soldiers in southern Somalia, the election of a new Somali president and Burundi’s standoff with the EU over pay for troops have prompted…

Ethiopia faces tough monetary and fiscal rebalancing

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ETHIOPIA

Numerous domestic and external shocks have rocked the macroeconomic environment in recent years, aggravating high inflation and chronic foreign exchange (forex) shortages…

Ethiopia's Tigray ceasefire generates fragile hopes

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ETHIOPIA

Tigrayan fighters quickly took control of the regional capital, Mekelle, and other urban areas. The developments followed reports of significant battlefield gains for Tigrayan…