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American diplomacy often requires a delicate process of balancing competing needs and objectives, says a former U.S. ambassador to Nigeria who has cited that nation’s fight against the Boko Haram extremist group as an example. John Campbell, author o...
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February 2, 2021
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Comments Off on Former US Envoy Calls for Nuanced Diplomacy Uganda's opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, best known as Bobi Wine, filed a petition on Monday contesting the January 14 reelection of President Yoweri Museveni.Wine's lawyers said they want the court to nullify the election but also ensure Museveni...
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February 1, 2021
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Comments Off on Uganda Opposition Leader Asks Court to Nullify Museveni’s Reelection MOGADISHU, SOMALIA - As Somalia marks three decades since a dictator fell and chaos engulfed the country, the government is set to hold a troubled national election.Or is it?Two regional states refuse to take part, and time is running out before the Fe...
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January 30, 2021
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Comments Off on Time Running Out on Somalia’s Troubled Vote Violence which erupted ahead of the Central African Republic's general election at the end of December has forced more than 200,000 people to flee their homes in search of safety, the U.N. refugee agency says. The agency reports around 100,000 people ...
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January 29, 2021
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Comments Off on Election-Related Displacement Tops 200,000 in Central African Republic Most countries have made “little to no progress” in tackling corruption in nearly a decade, a new report by Transparency International says. The Berlin-based nonprofit group ranks countries on a scale of zero to 100, with 100 being the least corrupt.Ac...
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January 28, 2021
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Comments Off on ‘Little to No Progress’ in Global Corruption Fight, Watchdog Says