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Without Grand Bargain, East Africa aid may fall short

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EAST AFRICA

Humanitarian financing reform in East Africa.

Afghan opposition faces protracted crisis

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AFGHANISTAN

Unlike Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, the other Central Asian states that border Afghanistan, Tajikistan is suspicious of the Taliban government in Kabul. Meanwhile, the NRF and…

Syria humanitarian response lacks long-term strategy

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SYRIA/INT

Syria humanitarian crisis.

Syria aid boost will not stem refugee flows to Europe

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SYRIA

Syria's civil war has created the largest humanitarian and development crisis in the Middle East since the Second World War. Domestic, regional and international political…

Delayed polls may increase Guinea-Bissau instability

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GUINEA-BISSAU

Several political parties, including some aligned with President Jose Mario Vaz, recently organised demonstrations calling for the cancellation of the haphazard voter registration…

Maldives regime tightens grip with emergency powers

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MALDIVES

The emergency decree, announced by the foreign ministry, is in response to the purported discovery by police of explosive devices near Yameen's official residence and the main…

Afghan Taliban will be flexible on foreign jihadists

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AFGHANISTAN

However, at the end of the month, US President Joe Biden made comments suggesting that the Taliban are helping to drive al-Qaida out of Afghanistan. Moreover, the UN Assistance…

East Africa's humanitarian needs may increase

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EAST AFRICA

While South Sudan is one of the world's most alarming humanitarian crises, East Africa has a history of protracted and severe emergencies. Beyond the human and societal costs…

Mozambique’s FRELIMO will struggle to stem unrest

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MOZAMBIQUE

Home to major liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects, the northern province has been beset by a spate of alleged Islamist militant attacks in recent weeks, with at least 40 people…

Hurricane damage will accelerate Puerto Rico’s slide

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PUERTO RICO

Hurricane Maria made landfall on Puerto Rico as a Category Four hurricane, two weeks after Category Five Hurricane Irma wrought severe wind and flood damage to much of the…