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East Africa food security will test resilience concept

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EAST AFRICA

This falls just short of a 'famine' warning -- which would require 20% of households to face catastrophe levels, as well as heightened malnutrition and mortality rates. The UN has…

Aid to the Middle East will fall far short of needs

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MIDDLE EAST

The UN is seeking an additional USD10.3bn in donations to combat the pandemic worldwide, with around one-fifth earmarked for the Middle East.

Afghan aid flows will resume, bypassing the Taliban

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AFGHANISTAN

The Taliban government has allowed UN agencies to start paying salaries directly to teachers and healthcare workers. It initially stalled on this, but has now conceded for fear of…

Burundi’s new leader offers limited hope of change

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BURUNDI

The main opposition candidate, Agathon Rwasa, took 24.19% of the vote in a poll that appeared carefully stage managed.

Smuggling will weigh on Tunisian economy and politics

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TUNISIA

Essid has been working to form a new coalition government since general elections in late December. The new unity government will face tremendous pressure to jumpstart the…

Haiti's earthquake recovery remains slow five years on

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HAITI

Reconstruction five years after the January 2010 earthquake.

Burkina Faso’s Kabore will grapple with diverse crises

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BURKINA FASO

It retains the same prime minister and about half the previous members, but also features a notable addition -- former opposition leader Zephirin Diabre, who heads up a new…

Ukraine war will erode its Visegrad neighbours’ unity

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EASTERN EUROPE

The war delivered a shock to Europe’s post-Cold War order -- its security, peace and stability. Economically, it marks a turn in global trade relations, supply chains and energy…

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…

October elections are far from guaranteed in Haiti

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HAITI

Ever since a contested presidential election polarised the country in October last year, Haiti has been in a state of political gridlock. The electoral authority controversially…