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            <description><![CDATA[Guinea’s response to the growing threat must consider domestic risk factors, not just the threat from neighbouring Mali. Guinea has so far been spared attacks by violent extremist groups, but the risk of terrorism spilling over from neighbouring Mali is now on the rise. The March indictment of 11 suspected Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) members in Guinea’s gold mining region bordering Mali shows the country’s vulnerability to the instability affecting the central Sahel.]]></description>
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            <title>How Sudan’s war is destroying its development future</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Modelling shows that the civil war is pushing an already fragile development trajectory towards systemic collapse. Over 150 000 people have been killed and nearly 15 million displaced since Sudan’s civil war began in April 2023, creating the largest humanitarian disaster in the world. The Office of the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights says almost 25 million people face food insecurity, while 19 million lack access to safe water and sanitation. ]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Key climate finance decisions have again been deferred, leaving African countries without the tools to deliver on ambitious goals. Geopolitical fractures were on full display at the mid-year United Nations (UN) climate talks in Bonn. Negotiations ended with many agenda items deferred to November’s UN COP31 conference in Antalya, Türkiye, and little consensus on how to support climate action goals.]]></description>
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            <title>Women bring vital experience to African peacekeeping missions</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[National environments shaping the women who serve should be a central part of discussions about the future of peace operations. Fundamental shifts are taking place in conversations about the future of peacekeeping. Geopolitical tensions, funding cuts and a legitimacy crisis are prompting questions about whether international peace operations remain effective and relevant.]]></description>
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            <title>Rampant kidnappings spread fear and insecurity in Madagascar</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Curbing this violent crime wave could make or break the transitional government – and solutions will require more than military deployment. Madagascar’s capital Antananarivo has been gripped by a wave of violent kidnappings and disappearances. Children, teenagers and adults have been abducted – some for several days or weeks, and others killed. The exact number of victims is unknown, but the intensity and prevalence of the incidents have become a serious national concern.]]></description>
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            <title>SADC’s 2026 summit must tackle migration head-on</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The 17 August meeting in Durban should turn shared history and economic interdependence into coordinated action against xenophobia. South Africa’s recent anti-migrant protests, vigilantism and mass repatriations have put regional solidarity in the spotlight. Most of the African migrants targeted by groups like March and March come from South Africa’s immediate neighbourhood. That means tough conversations will likely dominate this month’s Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit in Durban, where the region’s leaders need to tackle rising anti-migrant sentiment head-on.]]></description>
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            <title>Boko Haram’s Cameroonian commanders are extending the group’s reach</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Boko Haram’s growing reliance on its Cameroonian leaders is fuelling attacks in the country and strengthening the group’s resilience. Boko Haram is appointing an increasing number of Cameroonian fighters to senior positions, Institute for Security Studies (ISS) research shows. These commanders play an active part in the group’s resilience by providing it with access to local resources and information on targets for attacks and extortion.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 15:46:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>Rethinking the AU's Somalia peace mission after US funding cuts</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Ending the military-heavy AUSSOM gives the AU space to develop a political mission focused on long-term stabilisation. After nearly 20 years of operations, the African Union Stabilisation and Support Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) is no longer tenable. On 1 July, the United States (US) notified the AU that it would not provide funding for the mission beyond 31 December.]]></description>
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            <title>International criminal justice needs more than solidarity to survive</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[As the onslaught against the International Criminal Court continues, champions of justice must back global accountability through action. On 17 July 1998 in Rome, the world made its support for international justice clear by adopting the statute establishing the International Criminal Court (ICC). Since 2010, 17 July has been commemorated as International Justice Day.]]></description>
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            <title>Fragmented security allows terrorists’ cross-mobility across Lake Chad and Sahel</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[As Islamic State affiliates extend their reach, states must find ways to share intelligence and cooperate, despite political fractures. Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has resolved to send 100 fighters to reinforce Islamic State Sahel Province (ISSP) in Ménaka near Mali’s border with Niger, defectors communicating with current fighters told ISS Today. This comes months after ISSP retreated from the area when Malian forces regained control.]]></description>
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