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There is a sliver of a chance of a ceasefire. It must be grabbed
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A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

The civil war shows no signs of ending

Satellite imagery suggests a killing spree is under way

John McDermott, our chief Africa correspondent, argues that the conflict is not “forgotten” but “neglected”

They deserved the Nobel peace prize, even though they didn’t win

Fighting in the desert between Libya and Egypt will make the conflict even harder to end