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The top five most important African elections to watch in 2021

There are many elections in Africa in 2021, but they won't all be competitive. Some of the countries on the calendar, like Benin, Chad, and the...

Dryad Global January 7, 2021

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Libya introduces new unified exchange rate

This weekend Libyans started using new exchange rate after years of division between rival branches based on opposing sides of front line. The...

Dryad Global January 6, 2021

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Iran ramps up uranium enrichment and seizes tanker

Iran announced Monday that it had resumed enriching uranium to 20% purity, far beyond the limits laid out in the 2015 nuclear deal, in a move...

Dryad Global January 5, 2021

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Jihadism, Tobago and Trinidad: Securing the maritime space requires the world's attention

Trinidad and Tobago, with their white-sand beaches and aquamarine waters, might not be the first place that comes to mind as a battlefield in...

Dryad Global January 5, 2021

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Ongoing Incident - Vessel Detained - Strait of Hormuz

The South Korean flagged Chemical Tanker HANKUK CHEMI (IMO:9232369) is confirmed to have been detained by Iranian forces in the Straits of Hormuz...

Dryad Global January 4, 2021

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Total Asks Mozambique Staff to Leave as Attacks Near LNG Project

Total SE asked some staff to vacate its $20 billion Mozambique liquefied natural gas project as Islamist militants are staging attacks...

Dryad Global January 4, 2021

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Lothal to lethal: The journey of India’s Navy

Before colonisation set India back, Indian kingdoms were dominant thalassocracies (Cholas, 900-1300) and the subcontinent was a thriving...

Dryad Global January 1, 2021

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Ongoing Incident - Offshore Al Faw

Reporting indicates that a vessel currently at anchor offshore Iraq, 6nm S Al Bakr Terminal, is currently involved in an ongoing incident.

Dryad Global December 31, 2020

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South China Sea: China’s Maritime Claims Concern America

Beijing keeps expanding the areas of the sea it claims as its own, despite those territories belonging to other countries.

Dryad Global December 31, 2020

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Western Sahara: A Fragile Peace

As an unofficial state, Western Sahara doesn’t really exist—and being tiny and well behaved, it is easy to ignore. For more than 40 years,...

Dryad Global December 30, 2020

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