Congo’s new DDR programme faces old challenges

The president is launching a revamped DDR initiative as part of broader efforts to tackle insecurity

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Sudan coup will trigger complex political standoff

Civilian political forces are demanding the military be removed from government, after the army seized power in a coup

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Turkey’s large population of ‘temporary’ refugees, mainly Syrians, has become a potential vote-loser for the government

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Old fractures within opposition ranks are re-emerging in the wake of January's elections

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Despite a trouble-free election, legal instruments are still being used to penalise government critics and free-thinkers

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Although Riyadh is strengthening relations with Beijing and Moscow, Washington remains its partner of choice

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Rising anti-Semitism reflects systemic failures to tackle hate-speech, racism and out-group hostility in Europe

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Months of pro-democracy protests have been met by police violence and repression in Africa's only absolute monarchy

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The Mexican government is unlikely to change its position on migration, despite Washington’s more cooperative stance

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Preoccupied with internal power-sharing, the Taliban do not seem inclined to do what it takes to secure foreign funding

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