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  • Jan 4, 2022
  • 6 min read

Ivory Coast dialogue may ease political tensions

The government has announced a new round of national dialogue bringing together the major political formations

Ivory Coast
  • Dec 30, 2021
  • 7 min read

Kabore's latest moves in Burkina Faso may buy time

President Kabore recently appointed a new prime minister, capping a major series of military and government reshuffles

Burkina Faso
  • Dec 22, 2021
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Botswana's Masisi faces increasing political threats

President Mokgweetsi Masisi was recently thwarted in an effort to implicate his predecessor in a corruption case

Botswana
  • Dec 15, 2021
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West African governments will struggle with unrest

The region's economic recovery in 2021 has been accompanied by growing social unrest and rising security threats

Cameroon
  • Dec 13, 2021
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Jordan’s coming climate crisis will hit youth hard

As in much of the Middle East, most young people are focused on jobs and finances, unaware of mounting climate risks

Jordan
  • Dec 13, 2021
  • 7 min read

Estonia will secularise faster than the other Baltics

Just like Western societies, the post-Soviet Baltic states are following a path of religious change

Baltic states
  • Dec 10, 2021
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Nigeria's north-east military strategy is failing

ISWAP is working to expand its territory following the defeat inflicted on rival jihadist group Boko Haram

Nigeria
  • Dec 8, 2021
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Gambian election presages authoritarian turn

President Adama Barrow overwhelmingly won a second term in the December 4 election

Gambia
  • Dec 6, 2021
  • 7 min read

Cameroon violence will increase in coming weeks

Cameroon is preparing to host the Africa Cup of Nations in January amid an escalating conflict in its anglophone regions

Cameroon