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            <description><![CDATA[Africa can shape implementation rules at the first Conference of the Parties in January, but only if delegations prepare and coordinate. The Agreement under the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement) sets rules for the high seas and the seabed beyond any country’s jurisdiction, which makes up nearly two-thirds of the world’s ocean. The agreement entered into force on 17 January, after reaching the 60-ratification threshold.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Crackdowns often punish miners who are trying to survive, fuelling crime and conflict while leaving powerful players untouched. Thirty-seven boys and young men died in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Minna, Niger State, last month. Accused of being ‘illegal miners’, they were arrested during raids by the Mining Marshals – a special NSCDC unit targeting illegal mining.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Township youth feel the system neither sees nor serves them. Will 4 November deepen that alienation, or begin reversing it? On 4 November, South Africans will elect the councillors who run their towns and cities – but in the Ekurhuleni and eThekwini metros, many young people say they won’t be voting.]]></description>
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            <title>Ethiopia’s transitional justice should resume, but not where it left off</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Public consultations on transitional justice laws should start only after National Dialogue recommendations, gaps and new developments have been considered. Ethiopia’s Ministry of Justice launched a government-civil society platform on transitional justice on 23 October, signalling the resumption of the process that stalled in April 2025. The transitional justice website is now active, and public consultations on draft transitional justice laws are reportedly expected to begin soon.]]></description>
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            <title>Mnangagwa wins the latest round of Zimbabwe’s succession battle</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[ZANU-PF’s conference strengthened the president’s position, but Chiwenga’s defiance signals that the struggle for power is far from over. The intense power struggle that has been simmering between Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa and First Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga resurfaced at last week’s Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) annual conference in Chinhoyi.]]></description>
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            <title>Are bilateral ties the route to renewed West African security cooperation?</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Pending the outcome of ECOWAS-AES talks, cooperation between neighbouring states offers a starting point for rebuilding regional security ties. Despite tensions between the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Confederation of Sahel States (AES), recent advances reflect a broader regional trend. In August, Ghana and Burkina Faso signed a defence agreement, while Mali and Côte d’Ivoire agreed to delimit their shared border.]]></description>
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            <title>Africa needs more than envoys to secure the Red Sea</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Horn’s proliferating diplomatic appointments have done little to bolster African influence amid new Middle Eastern alliances. In September, Ansarullah (the Houthis) took control of the Bab al-Mandab Strait, shattering the assumption that the insurgency was confined to northern Yemen. The group is now at the epicentre of the Middle East conflict and is the channel through which crises flow between the Horn of Africa and the Middle East.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:45:00 +0200</pubDate>
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            <title>A new SAPS oath could help restore police pride and public trust</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Building a professional police identity based on a strong ethical commitment is as important as discipline and accountability. There is no question that the South African Police Service (SAPS) is in trouble. Whether measured by low public trust or the evidence of organised criminal infiltration presented to the Madlanga Commission, it is clear that serious steps must be taken to turn the SAPS into a trusted, credible police service. But what should these steps be?]]></description>
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            <title>New Cameroonian army camps alone won’t secure Lake Chad</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Much-needed military reinforcements against Boko Haram must be matched by sustained territorial control and well-coordinated operations. Cameroon’s Defence Minister Joseph Beti Assomo last month announced the formation of a Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR) Lake Chad military unit in response to increasing jihadist violence in the Lake Chad region. Recent assaults in Darak, Bargaram and Hilé-Alifa have seen over 11 300 residents flee their homes.]]></description>
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            <title>Africa must prepare for AI-powered cyber threats at scale</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Anthropic’s threat report reveals how AI is making cyberattacks and influence campaigns faster, more scalable and harder to detect. Anthropic’s recent threat intelligence report reveals how malicious actors are using its own artificial intelligence (AI) agents to conduct cyberattacks, surveillance operations and online influence campaigns.]]></description>
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