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Clashes, Sanctions and a Mysterious Fire Raise Tensions Before Congo’s Elections

Robbie Corey-Boulet Friday, Dec. 14, 2018

Residents of Kinshasa, Congo’s capital, awoke Thursday to smoke billowing out of a warehouse where ballot boxes and voting machines were being stored. Authorities say elections planned for Dec. 23 will go ahead anyway. Read up on that and other stories from across the continent in our weekly roundup of Africa news.

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How ‘Quietist’ Salafists Are Changing the Maghreb’s Political Landscape

The Editors Friday, Dec. 14, 2018

Will Uruguay Be the Next South American Country to Pivot Right?

Laurence Blair Friday, Dec. 14, 2018

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The Mass Return of Migrants from Iran Poses an Ill-Timed Challenge for Afghanistan

The Editors Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018

As Election Nears, LGBT Nigerians’ Expectations Can’t Get Much Lower

Robbie Corey-Boulet Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018

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As Syria’s Civil War Winds Down, Israel, Iran and Hezbollah Pivot to Lebanon

Frida Ghitis Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018

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As Their Influence Grows, the Maghreb’s ‘Quietist’ Salafists Are Anything but Quiet

Frederic Wehrey, Anouar Boukhars Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018

Adherents of Salafism, the literalist, Saudi-inspired current of Islamism, are growing in influence across North Africa. This is especially true for the so-called quietist current, which theoretically eschews overt political activism but is increasingly asserting itself in the political and social spheres.

Against the Odds, African Migrants Put Down Roots in South America

Luisa Feline Freier Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018

Still Reeling From the Jammeh Years, Gambia Begins Its Journey to Justice

Louise Hunt Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018

‘He Never Came Back’: The Plight of Pakistani Migrants on Death Row in Saudi Arabia

Sabrina Toppa Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018

In Context

Can Theresa May Pull Off a Brexit Breakthrough in a Divided Britain?

The Editors Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018

Assimilation, or Alienation? Denmark Mulls ‘Ghetto’ Laws Targeting Immigrants

Rik Rutten Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018

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United States

The U.S. Army Has a Vision for the Future. Is It the Right One?

Steven Metz Friday, Dec. 14, 2018

Europe

The Roadblocks Facing Bettel’s Ambitious Second-Term Agenda in Luxembourg

The Editors Friday, Dec. 14, 2018

Middle East & North Africa

As Syria’s Civil War Winds Down, Israel, Iran and Hezbollah Pivot to Lebanon

Frida Ghitis Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018

Asia-Pacific

The Mass Return of Migrants from Iran Poses an Ill-Timed Challenge for Afghanistan

The Editors Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018

The Americas

Will Uruguay Be the Next South American Country to Pivot Right?

Laurence Blair Friday, Dec. 14, 2018

Africa

Two Bitter Rivals Raise the Stakes in Madagascar’s Presidential Election

Cornelia Tremann Monday, Dec. 17, 2018

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