Diplomatic feuds will worsen security in the Sahel

Mali’s military junta is severing diplomatic ties and security cooperation with former allies

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Consensus may prove crucial for new Somali president

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has returned to the presidency after a five-year absence

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Farmers and herders are coming under greater pressure from climate change, demographic growth and insecurity

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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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Madagascar stands on the brink of a famine driven by climate change, but by political factors as well

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Reduced water levels in the Tigris and Euphrates rivers have a devastating regional impact

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As external actors call for a ceasefire, belligerent rhetoric among parties to the conflict is intensifying

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President Andry Rajoelina faces several major challenges in the remaining two years of his presidential term

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While attention focuses on insecurity, rapid population growth could further burden the Sahel

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Close cross-border connections link the Syrian drought and a lack of hard currency in Lebanon

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