Kazakhstan's early election looks to cement Nazarbayev

Nazarbayev will win early presidential election as Astana looks to stability, but oil region could pose a challenge

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Local buy-in divides East Africa anti-terror efforts

Several East African states have troops in Somalia, but not all face Kenya's acute vulnerability to al-Shabaab

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Correa aims to avoid a referendum on the reforms, but the opposition may gain momentum from the issue

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The government's prospects are fragile, its economic credibility fundamentally undermined

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Pakistan has a mutually beneficial security link with Saudi Arabia, but the cost of involvement in Yemen may be too high

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Minsk cautiously pushes nationalism as bulwark against Russian interference but such a policy is risky to regime

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The government is in trouble over Iceland's EU bid as it seeks a way out of capital controls

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The election result is the first time in Nigeria's history that an opposition party has taken power via the ballot box

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President Uhuru Kenyatta's anti-corruption probe could have wide-ranging effects

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The MAS has yet to improve its record in selecting sub-national candidates able to garner strong support

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