Middle East & Africa
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From bullets to ballots
How Liberia and Sierra Leone ended their cycles of violence
The lessons two African countries offer on ending intractable conflicts
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No miracles required
How to save the lives of 200,000 women a year
Maternal deaths are being prevented, but not quickly enough
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Sudan’s agony
After six months of civil war, little remains of Khartoum
Sudan’s capital has become Africa’s Aleppo
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Crisis in the Middle East
Joe Biden steers a risky course after a Gaza hospital blast
The president takes personal charge of diplomacy as he visits Tel Aviv
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Uncomfortable numbers
Wartime leaders usually get a popularity bump. Israel’s hasn’t
Israelis overwhelmingly think Hamas’s attack represents a failure by their government
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The Israel-Hamas war
Gaza’s evacuees are racing south with nowhere safe to go
100 tonnes of aid pile up as Egypt and Israel keep the border closed
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Conflict in Gaza
Ehud Barak blames Binyamin Netanyahu for “the greatest failure in Israel’s history”
A former prime minister says “destroying Hamas” is unrealistic
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Paralysis on the West Bank
Fear and anger rise on the West Bank
Hamas says it wants to trigger a Palestinian uprising
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Will Hizbullah act?
Israel faces the danger of fighting on a second front
In Lebanon Hizbullah fighters talk up the odds of war
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Forced to flee
As war looms Israel calls for 1.1m people to evacuate northern Gaza
America may want Egypt to take in large numbers of Palestinian refugees
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Custom redesigned
Land reform in Africa is challenging the power of chiefs
Activists want to give communities more of a say
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The reluctant litigant
The fallout from Mozambique’s debt scandal reaches a London court
But too much transparency makes the government nervous