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Nigeria's security chiefs may not ease north-east woes

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NIGERIA

Although many recent jihadist attacks have occurred in border regions with Niger (to the north of Borno State) or Cameroon (to the east of Borno and neighbouring Adamawa State)…

Jalisco cartel presents a threat to the Mexican state

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MEXICO

The rising strength of the CJNG.

South Africa army deployment will not end gang threat

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SOUTH AFRICA

A week earlier, troops from the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) arrived in the Western Cape province for an initial three-month deployment to help quell gang violence…

Islamist threat to spread to new areas in West Africa

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WEST AFRICA

Outlook for Islamist militancy in West Africa.

Syria’s Deraa will see chronic instability and poverty

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SYRIA

This came as Damascus blamed a former rebel leader for the May 4 abduction and killing of nine policemen in the nearby town of Muzayrib. The security situation in Deraa, which…

French riots have potential to cause long-term effects

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FRANCE

The riots appeared to abate and then almost cease on the nights of July 1 and 2 but the situation remains extremely tense and authorities fear that a new escalation is possible.

New constitution will not end Chile protests rapidly

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CHILE

This is its latest attempt to quell the protests and violence that have rocked Chile for over three weeks. Two days earlier, the country’s mayors bypassed the government and…

Rising Guinean instability will prompt uprising fears

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GUINEA

The FNDC, comprising the main opposition parties and civil society groups, claims that Conde favours a new constiitution to get around the two-term limit that would oblige him to…

Mozambique's FRELIMO faces military intervention push

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MOZAMBIQUE

Oil and gas major Total has suspended work on its nearby liquefied natural gas (LNG) site, while a humanitarian crisis has worsened. Pressure for an external military intervention…

Institutional rivalry hinders Tunisian security

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TUNISIA

The agreement is a signal of deepening military ties between Tunisia and Western governments. Foreign military assistance has been vital in improving Tunisia’s counterterrorism…