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Togo's new constitution may help erode regional norms
Togo's parliament has adopted a new constitution allowing President Faure Gnassingbe to avoid contesting elections.
TogoRegional tensions threaten West African food security
An estimated 35 million people across West Africa and the Sahel need emergency food assistance, a number set to increase
West AfricaSudan's civil war will grind on
A year into the conflict, there is little sign that either side has a decisive advantage or is ready to de-escalate
SudanChadian-US security ties may have rocky future
Chadian authorities have reportedly threatened to abrogate a status-of-forces agreement with the United States
ChadRuto may deliver painful reform of Kenya’s wage bill
The president has promised to resolve Kenya’s longstanding public sector wage bill problems
KenyaHeatwave may expose West Africa climate weaknesses
Much of West Africa and the Sahel is facing a major heatwave
West AfricaZambia edges towards a resolution of its debt crisis
Zambia appears to have regained the initiative in its long-running sovereign debt crisis
ZambiaNCC dispute may inflame Somalia’s domestic tensions
Puntland has rejected Mogadishu’s invitation to a meeting on the constitutional crisis
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