Burkina Faso's Kabore faces mounting public pressures

The president's credibility is slipping with jihadist attacks and social discontent on the rise

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Turkey’s tough minister is useful but unlikely to rise

A defector from the nationalist centre-right just seven years ago, Soylu is useful but has no base in the ruling AKP

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Erdogan increases pressure on Bosnian officials to hand over Gulen supporters as the price of continued Turkish support

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Ethiopia's fragile transition is facing a major test as the most significant elections in over a decade approach

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An alleged regional coup attempt underscores the dangers posed by rising nationalist violence across the country

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Polarisation, economic woes and clashes between the executive and other government branches are raising stability fears

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The ruling party appears to be preparing a managed transition, offering substantial continuity but some hints of reform

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Sudan's military rulers have violently dispersed Khartoum's sit-in protest, ending the dialogue with protest leaders

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The failed uprising has increased the president's dependence on the military

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Three weeks after President Omar al-Bashir's ouster, there is still no clarity on transitional governance arrangements

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