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Shortcomings will mire the South Sudan peace process

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SOUTH SUDAN

The agreement has formally held, but implementation is well behind schedule and shows no sign of accelerating. Moreover, there still appears to be little prospect that the…

South Africa elections erode ANC's long-term position

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SOUTH AFRICA

The ruling ANC's national vote share dropped below the symbolic 50% threshold to 45.6%, its lowest score in its 27 years in power. It now controls only two metropolitan…

Chadian government will mask economic shortcomings

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CHAD

Economic update.

Mali's opposition will struggle to challenge the junta

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MALI

Presidential elections were indefinitely postponed in September 2023. Prime Minister Choguel Maiga has stated that persistent insecurity means that elections are unrealistic…

Burkinabe government will expand counterterrorism push

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BURKINA FASO

The new regional counterterrorism force is deemed necessary to counter increased terrorist attacks both within and across regional boundaries of the G5 states (Burkina Faso, Chad…

COVID-19 crisis could alter Angolan power dynamics

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ANGOLA

Various restrictions are being eased, and parts of the economy gradually reopened, although a sanitary cordon around Luanda remains. Angola has 73 confirmed COVID-19 cases…

Guinea junta will clash with mining sector

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GUINEA

Despite initial efforts to reassure mining companies after taking power in September 2021, junta leader Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya has increasingly clashed with them. In particular…

Mozambican reshuffle will not ease donors' concerns

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MOZAMBIQUE

Mozambican cabinet reshuffle.

Farmajo-Roble row may further disrupt Somali elections

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SOMALIA

This will complicate the final steps to electing a new government before the end of the year.

Niger's coup risks generating long-term instability

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NIGER

Senior officers from all service branches then appeared on television declaring Bazoum’s ouster and the creation of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Country (CNSP)…