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Nigeria awaits close and contested presidential polls

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NIGERIA

Nigeria's presidential elections.

Opposition losses may erode Tanzanian democracy

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TANZANIA

Tanzanian party politics.

Traditional loyalties may crumble in Mexico in 2018

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MEXICO

The June 5 state election results.

Prioritising regime loyalty will weaken Turkish army

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TURKEY

This is the third and largest mass trial since the failed coup, and part of the largest legal process in Turkey’s modern history. Although the process aims to purge supporters of…

Rivals will use tribes to destabilise Syria’s Raqqa

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SYRIA

Some 80% of the city, which was the de facto capital of Islamic State (IS) until its capture by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), was ruined in fighting and…

Old faces will dominate Russian leader's future team

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RUSSIA

Putin's circle of advisers.

Missile and minister's purge raise North Korea risk

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NORTH KOREA

North Korea's politics and foreign relations.

Belarus will remain a dictatorship after Lukashenka

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BELARUS

Lukashenka has constructed a highly centralised and authoritarian system built on strong relations with Moscow. However, hopes for a more democratically inclined successor are…

Pressures within Nicaragua’s government will build

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NICARAGUA

The move came a month after Nicaragua’s ambassador to the OAS, Arturo McFields, resigned, publicly condemning human rights abuses by his government. Nicaragua’s state lawyer at…

Bosnia's problematic party scene will delay reform

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BOSNIA

Party congresses' ratcheting up of political tensions.