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Puntland crisis underscores Somali election dilemmas

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SOMALIA

Deni and the Puntland electoral commission seek to hold direct elections, while the opposition demand a return to a clan-based electoral system. Meanwhile, with the election…

Nigerian drones may have limited impact in conflicts

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NIGERIA

These form part of a broader procurement effort to secure a variety of drones for both surveillance and strike capabilities aimed at upgrading Nigeria’s military capabilities and…

Land conflicts will boost jihadist threat in Benin

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BENIN

This has raised fears that jihadist insurgents, who are embedded in Benin’s national parks and have a history of inserting themselves into similar conflicts in neighbouring…

Insecurity will worsen food security in West Africa

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WEST AFRICA

Conflict and insecurity has been driving a steady deterioration in supply conditions, year after year, but the number of people at risk over the next two months is unprecedented.