Nigerian crackdown on dissent will cause growing alarm

Abuja's decision to release a prominent government critic on bail does little to change worsening anti-democratic trends

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Religious tensions complicate Ethiopia’s fragile peace

Rising inter-religious tensions are adding a new strand to Ethiopia's complex domestic crisis

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Russia is using Serb nationalism to block US-NATO interests and regain some of its geostrategic position in the Balkans

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Voting in the Jharkhand state election ends tomorrow, with results due early next week

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France finds itself bogged down in the conflict and its deployment posture and future plans indicate a lack of new ideas

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The president comes from the small Zaghawa ethnic group, so rule is by an ultra-minority

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Mahathir Mohamad is under pressure over a long-standing promise to pass the prime ministership to a coalition partner

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The Belarusian leader ends a meeting with his Russian counterpart with little to show but avoiding painful concessions

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State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi will be at the International Court of Justice while her party readies for elections

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A new law aimed at easing inter-ethnic tensions has raised significant controversy

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