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Risk of Ethiopia descending into civil war ‘only too real’: UN (Al Jazeera)

UN political chief Rosemary DiCarlo has said the risk of Ethiopia “descending into widening civil war is only too real”, adding that the political...

Deadly fire ‘decimates’ school in southern Niger (Al Jazeera)

At least 26 schoolchildren have been killed when their classrooms made out of straw and wood were engulfed in a blaze in southern Niger...

Tunisian police fire tear gas on protesters at landfill (Al Jazeera)

Tunisian police have fired tear gas at protesters who refused an authority’s decision to reopen a controlled landfill in the southern town of Agareb,...

Economic Interests at Core of Uzbekistan’s Pragmatic Approach Toward Taliban (Fozil Mashrab, The Jamestown Foundation)

Since the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan in mid-August, it has struggled to win friends. Achieving international recognition and acceptance still remains an uphill...

The Russian Military Buildup Around Ukraine: Routine, Seasonal Maneuvers (Volodymyr Havrylov, The Jamestown Foundation)

Recent publications in the Western media about the Russian military buildup along the border with Ukraine (Kyiv Post, October 31) provoked a new round...

A Stability Check in US-Russian Relations (Pavel K. Baev, The Jamestown Foundation)

Russia has not entirely avoided contravening international laws and norms since the Geneva summit in mid-June, but its behavior has been an improvement compared...

Race and Jobs at Risk of Being Automated in the Age of COVID-19 (Kristen Broady, Brookings)

On November 3, 2021, Brookings Metro Fellow Kristen Broady testified to the U.S. House Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth, during...

How Fintech Companies Can Mitigate the Racial Wealth Gap (Kristen Broady, Brookings)

On November 2, 2021, Brookings Metro Fellow Kristen Broady testified to the U.S. House Financial Services Committee’s Task Force on Financial Technology, during a...

Government assistance when household energy bills are high: Lessons from Ukraine (Anna Alberini and Nithin Umapathi, Brookings)

Fuel subsidies consumed a whopping $4.7 trillion worldwide in 2015 and are projected to remain large in the near future. Their adverse effects are well...

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