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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…

Migrant surge into EU refines people-smuggling

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INTERNATIONAL

In 2014, more than 280,000 illegal migrants were detected at EU borders, according to the European border agency Frontex. The record numbers raise concerns ranging from the threat…

Congo’s Beni crisis may become more complex

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CONGO-KINSHASA

The incidents are just the latest in a wave of attacks attributed to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) militia, which has killed over 200 civilians in just over a month. This has…

France and Mali apply dual strategy to Sahel jihadists

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SAHEL

The initiative follows the release of a Human Rights Watch report documenting atrocities in central Mali resulting from inter-communal and jihadist violence, which has spread…

Protests present major challenges for Colombia’s Duque

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COLOMBIA

Almost a month of protests against a range of perceived government failings is putting pressure on President Ivan Duque, already weakened by plunging approval ratings and his…

UN mission faces uncertain future in Congo

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CONGO-KINSHASA

This followed recurrent demonstrations against the UN peacekeeping mission (MONUSCO) since July 26, which turned violent and left some 36 people dead.

New fighting impacts South Sudan peace on two levels

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SOUTH SUDAN

NAS alleges that the government’s South Sudan People’s Defence Forces (SSPDF) and the peace deal’s other main signatory, Riek Machar’s Sudan People’s Liberation Army-in Opposition…

US-East Africa envoy’s exit signals policy incoherence

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US/EAST AFRICA

Satterfield’s apparent departure comes at a critical juncture in several of the crises facing the Horn of Africa, notably in Ethiopia and Sudan, with which US policymakers have…

New rebel coalitions presage headwinds for Congo

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CONGO-KINSHASA

New rebel coalitions in eastern Congo.

Southern Libya will be more restive

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LIBYA

Warlord Khalifa Haftar’s military offensive to take control of Tripoli has stalled for six months on the city’s outskirts. Essential to Haftar’s ambitions is full control of…