Analysis of the rates of attacks throughout the Lake Chad area reveals that the epicenter of fighting has shifted from Nigerian territory to northern Cameroon, with lesser amounts of violent attacks hitting Chad, followed by Niger’s Diffa region.
Yearly Archives: 2015
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Fallout from the Paris attacks is likely to exacerbate concerns around the hundreds of thousands of refugees flowing into Europe from Syria.
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Climate Action Network Director Wael Hmaidan discusses the prospects for a legally binding agreement coming from climate talks in Paris at the end of the month.
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Despite many ethnic groups lacking sizeable representation in parliament, Myanmar’s next government needs their support to continue pursuing a peaceful solution to the ongoing conflicts in many parts of the country.
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Recent polling points to the economic decline corresponding, with a drop in support for the PSUV and Maduro, who now has the approval of just a quarter of respondents.
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National governments may be loath to limit their own freedom of action, unless presented with a clear and convincing case that doing so will be in their best interests.
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Visaka Dharmadasa, Founder and Chair of the Association of War Affected Women, speaks about Sri Lanka’s political transition and the role of women in building peace in the country.
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Today Libya is more open to the kind of violence witnessed in mid-October during a protest in Benghazi, especially given the increasing number of weapons and munitions available in the country.
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If African leaders remain committed to the goal of regional economic integration, they must seek to bridge the gap between good intentions and requisite action.
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The poll is also important in furthering the process of national reconciliation between the government and the many armed groups in the country. Though some of these groups signed a ceasefire agreement with the government of President Thein Sein in October, the majority wanted to wait and see how the next government would handle the peace process.