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title: Africa Refuses to Allow More Nations.
description: "From Somaliland to Ambazonia, secessionist movements keep failing for the same reason: the African Union treats colonial-era borders as untouchable, fearing one new state would invite dozens more."
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From Somaliland to Ambazonia, secessionist movements keep failing for the same reason: the African Union treats colonial-era borders as untouchable, fearing one new state would invite dozens more.

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Full analysis is behind the paywall. Read the gated piece at https://fronts.co/videos/africa-refuses-to-allow-more-nations/.
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