M23’s return will complicate Congo’s security outlook

One of Congo's most sophisticated rebel groups has resumed armed activity amid an already deteriorating security context

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New China envoy may be mixed blessing for East Africa

China has appointed a new special envoy to spearhead its diplomacy in the Horn of Africa

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The government has offered a 'humanitarian truce' but the path to formal peace talks remains fraught with obstacles

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The coups in the capital have made northern former rebel groups nervous about their fate

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Technical advances and lower costs have resulted in a proliferation of unmanned aerial vehicles in the Middle East

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Cyberwar has escalated since 2020 as Tehran's capabilities have improved and Israel attacks its nuclear programme

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Despite progress in containing the northern insurgency, the conflict in central Mozambique risks flaring up again

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Resistance to authoritarianism will increase, but only in the long run; collective security is the short-term priority

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Islamic State’s insurgency in Iraq and Syria will remain low-level after the killing of its leader

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Against a backdrop of severe domestic instability, religious tensions are beginning to simmer again

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