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New Gambian president will re-engage the West

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GAMBIA

If Barrow is inaugurated, it will mark the first peaceful transfer of power since the country gained independence. Incumbent Yahya Jammeh, who seized power in a 1994 military…

Gambia's new president to gain international support

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GAMBIA

GAMBIA: Opposition triumph as incumbent concedes

Strained ties will hamper West African cooperation

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WEST AFRICA

Relations among ECOWAS leaders are increasingly strained, after Guinean President Alpha Conde last month closed his country’s border with Guinea-Bissau, Senegal and Sierra Leone.

Myanmar UN court case will be least of Suu Kyi’s woes

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MYANMAR

Problems facing State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi.

Gambian election presages authoritarian turn

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GAMBIA

His main rival, Ousainou Darboe, placed a distant second with just under 28%. The result relates more to popular rejection of Darboe and savvy alliance-building than a popular…

Myanmar would resist World Court’s Rohingya scrutiny

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MYANMAR

MYANMAR: World Court’s scrutiny would be resisted

West African regional bloc risks losing crucial clout

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WEST AFRICA

The coup leaders are adamant that they should be allowed to lead the transition, while ECOWAS insists that they should hand over to an interim civilian government.

Myanmar will fail to convince on Rohingya narrative

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MYANMAR

MYANMAR: Narrative on Rohingya will fail to convince

Myanmar will try to own narrative about Rakhine crisis

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MYANMAR

MYANMAR: Naypyidaw will try to own Rohingya narrative