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Oil revenues could drive tensions in western Uganda

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UGANDA

The charges relate to recent violent clashes between Ugandan security services and Mumbere’s bodyguards in and around the Kingdom of Rwenzururu’s headquarters in the town of…

New Saudi leaders may seek to rein in national guard

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SAUDI ARABIA

National guard role in Saudi politics and security.

Thai royal wealth draws spotlight as transition nears

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THAILAND

Outlook for the Crown Property Bureau.

Regional rivalries will reconfigure East Africa coast

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EAST AFRICA

The deal is the latest development in an increasingly frantic race for military and commercial port infrastructure spanning 1,200 kilometres of the Horn of Africa’s coastline…

Libya unity government will probably prolong its term

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LIBYA

The Government of National Accord in Tripoli had handed over power on March 16. The ceremony means Libya now has its first unified government since 2014. The new government has a…

Egypt’s constitutional changes to tighten Sisi’s grip

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EGYPT

Lawmakers on February 14 provisionally approved those changes, which could keep President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi in power until 2034. Additional proposals include measures that would…

Kenyan police will not solve Haiti’s security woes

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HAITI/KENYA

The UN-backed operation would involve numerous countries, but Kenya would provide most of the personnel. Gangs have violently seized control of large areas of Haiti, particularly…

Cambodia handover masks gradual nature of transition

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CAMBODIA

Hun Manet is Hun Sen’s eldest son. He was the presumed political heir to his father for nearly a decade, but his election as an MP in the July 23 parliamentary polls, where the…

Lebanon’s possible new government would still struggle

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LEBANON

This comes as the worsening economic crisis today caused Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh to end fuel subsidies, abolishing a preferential exchange rate for imports. The EU is…

Cameroon's Biya likely to stay in power

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CAMEROON

Officials have blamed militant anglophone separatists for the killings, although no group has yet taken responsibility. The killings come amid an escalating security crisis in the…