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HONG KONG: Targeted anti-secession crackdown begins
This is the third time Akufo-Addo and Mahama have faced each other: Akufo-Addo lost to Mahama in 2012 but won in 2016. The appearance of two well-known candidates may contribute…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257861
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont said his government would “act at the end of this week or the beginning of next”, after more than 2 million Catalans voted for independence on…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB224876
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An increasing number of African countries have secessionist movements that challenge existing state boundaries. However, few have the potential to secure their stated goals either…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB225574
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YEMEN: Northern forces will use southern splits
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES222025
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It is a rewriting of the National Security Law adopted in 2020 under Article 23 and is being fast-tracked by lawmakers. It aims to expand government powers against dissent as…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285761
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For over a month, the government has imposed an internet shutdown in the largely anglophone regions of Northwest and Southwest Cameroon. This stoppage followed a government…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB247631
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As Nigeria marks the 50th anniversary of the start of its civil war -- when part of south-east Nigeria declared itself the independent state of Biafra -- President Muhammadu…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB222066
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YEMEN: Separatists will seek to muscle in on dialogue