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TV station attack will harm Georgia's image

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GEORGIA

Rustavi-2 is Georgia's leading TV station for viewers and advertising revenue. Closely associated with the opposition United National Movement (UNM) and labelled a "machine of…

Doubts grow over reforms for Africa's fragile states

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AFRICA

International state-building aid and interventions in Africa.

Nigeria will struggle to contain bandit threat

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NIGERIA

According to the Nigerian Railway Corporation, at least eight passengers were killed and 168 are missing -- likely abducted. The attack, targeting a route favoured by middle- and…

Far-right security threat will persist in Germany

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GERMANY

The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) says membership of the group has more than doubled since 2016, to 23,000. The group's rejection of the federal…

Far-right extremism is becoming more transnational

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EUROPE

Far-right violence in Europe.

Aid dynamics may entrench South Sudan's challenges

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SOUTH SUDAN

However, conventional development aid remains extremely limited, which has significant implications for the prospects for domestic change.

Mali election win presents opening for Keita rebound

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MALI

Keita has secured a decisive second-round victory and will embark on his second term from a nominal position of strength. However, the result poses tough questions for his…

Unrest and COVID-19 will reduce South African growth

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SOUTH AFRICA

This chokes off an unexpectedly strong economic recovery in the first half of 2021. Meanwhile, unemployment has hit a record high at 35%, or 47% according to the expanded…

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…

Disjointed initiatives to hobble Libya peace progress

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LIBYA

International diplomacy over the Libyan conflict slowed this year. This was partly the result of Russian-US disagreement over selecting a new UN envoy, and the waning influence of…