Angola's new president tries to move beyond dos Santos

The early days of the new administration show the outgoing president still wields significant influence

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Iranian aviation expansion may disappoint

Despite the unpredictability of US sanctions policy, Iranian airlines are forging ahead with new routes

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With Kirkuk and ‘disputed areas’ lost to Baghdad, the Kurds' oil pipeline and key border crossings are now under threat

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Women combatants, auxiliaries and victims tend to be ignored in peace negotiations, but this undermines stability

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Obstacles to the formation of a new Palestinian unity government are becoming clearer

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The country’s politics is currently dominated by proposals for constitutional change

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The Rohingya-Rakhine crisis poses a growing due diligence and reputational risk to foreign firms

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Negotiating a meaningful surrender of Colombia’s largest non-state armed group will take time, which is in short supply

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North Korea may be yet to settle on an envisaged end point and ultimate goal of its nuclear programme

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Community-level elections mark the first phase in Syrian Kurds’ plans to consolidate their self-rule

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