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African urbanisation will reshape development policies

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AFRICA

This led to a significant increase in the provision of public services and living standards in rural areas as compared to urban ones. However, widespread urbanisation on the…

Governance failures stifle the Sahel

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SAHEL

The region’s main challenges include lack of money and personnel, corruption, large geographies, escalating violent conflict and abuses by security forces -- deeply rooted…

Mexico poverty reduction will require policy overhaul

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MEXICO

The report shows that the number of poor increased to 55.7 million in 2020 -- around 43.9% of Mexico’s population, up from 41.9% in 2018. The findings give a sense of the…

Afghan Taliban use violence to hasten US troop exit

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AFGHANISTAN

At the same time as pursuing peace talks with the Afghan government, the Taliban are using calibrated armed force to push the United States into withdrawing all its troops. In an…

Nigeria's jihadists will attempt expansion

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NIGERIA

The warnings reflect fears arising from the July 2022 jihadist assault on a prison in Kuje, an Abuja suburb. The threat is illustrative of more recent evolutions in Nigeria’s…

South Africa will struggle to tame xenophobic violence

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SOUTH AFRICA

Some twelve people have now been killed in related unrest over the past week, principally in Gauteng province, with over 400 individuals arrested. Foreign-born Africans and their…

IS will rebuild in rural areas of northern Iraq

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IRAQ

Over the past year, IS has transitioned into an insurgent movement across the north, and the risk of militants fleeing Syria into Iraq has heightened fears of a growing threat.

Efforts to curb deforestation will fall short in Peru

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PERU

The COVID-19 pandemic has further revealed the inefficacy of state organisations in countering deforestation and the various illegal activities that help drive it. The COP26…

Landmark local poll will recast South Africa politics

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SOUTH AFRICA

The party secured 54% of the vote compared to 62% in the last municipal election in 2011. The opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) saw a moderate increase overall but made…

Al-Shabaab's threat to Somalia's capital will persist

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SOMALIA

This is the latest in a series of deadly terrorist attacks attributed to al-Shabaab since late July hitting high-profile targets in Mogadishu. The militant group is succeeding in…