Since entering office on 30 June, the new Filipino President, Rodrigo Duterte, haslaunched a ruthless anti-drugs campaign that has resulted in thousands of deaths. With no end in sight in the short term, the tally of drug-related deaths by security forces and vigilante groups is likely to increase, writes Mandira Bagwandeen
A recent series of express kidnappings in Johannesburg,conducted under the guise of the convenient Uber taxi service, points to a new kidnapping threat in the country, writes Grant Caswell
As Turkey conducts its first major offensive against Islamic State in northern Syria, the incursion threatens to introduce greater instability to an already fragile region, writes Julian Karssen
The encroachment of neighbouring insurgencies on Niger seems inevitable, with militants in the north and south east seemingly determined to carry out renewed attacks against Nigerien interests, write Gabrielle Reid and Grant Caswell
The recent Filipino military offensive against theAbu Sayyaf Group has failed to rein in the latest spateof attacks and kidnappings in the southern Philippines,writes Mandira Bagwandeen
The recent assassination of a police officer in the province of Constantine is the first confirmed attack to be claimed by Islamic State in Algeria since 2014. However, the incident is unlikely to signal a change in the group's struggle to gain momentum in Africa's largest country. Francesca Fazey explores why.
Kristen Blyth assesses the new wave of privatisations in the Russia economy and explores the likely impact.
Iranian fears that Donald Trump will dash US rapprochement with the Islamic Republic are well-founded, but the President-elect may yet embrace the economics of better relations, writes Felix Cook
When in office, US President-elect Donald Trump will have to reconcile a number of competing forces from his constituents to Congress, the media and civil society. Whilst the same can be said of most presidents, the unique character of Donald Trump will mean a particularly complex path, write Carilee Osborne and Lara Sierra-Rubia
The conflict in South Sudan no longer involves two distinct sides, but has become eclipsed in the shadow of numerous armed groups as the wider political elite take up arms to secure their own political positions, writes Gabrielle Reid
Although Colombia's Congress has now passed the renegotiated FARC peace deal, a number of significant hurdles remain before it can be implemented, writes Lloyd Belton.
Most polls failed to correctly predict the outcome of the US presidential election. Carilee Osborne explores why, and whether the surprise result is an indication of further political uncertainty during Trump's administration