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Strategies based on purely military operations can often alienate the very populations they aim to protect.
At this week’s Luanda summit, several thorny issues relating to the security partnership must be confronted head-on.
The African Union needs more commissioners, not fewer, to efficiently handle the scope and complexity of continental challenges.
Overstretched naval deployments and a focus on Red Sea security have left parts of the Western Indian Ocean vulnerable.
Declining crustacean stocks force local fishermen to use improvised diving gear at greater depths and further from shore.
The exclusion of the main opposition and rivalry between military factions could destabilise the 23 November elections.
Traditional justice is in high demand, but an unaccountable system could perpetuate discrimination and undermine human rights.
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