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Africa’s presidents for life
Leaders staying in power indefinitely is threatening the development of democracy on the African continent. In 2020, several West African heads of states overstayed their constitutional time in office, leading to widespread anger. Given the worsening economic situation of most authoritarian states, protests and ethnic tensions could soon flare up.
A new wave of unrest in North Africa
Street demonstrations have forced Algeria’s president to resign and Sudan’s to declare a year-long state of emergency. In both countries, these popular revolts are challenging entrenched regimes that successfully weathered the Arab Spring protests of 2011. Can this unexpected coda to the revolutions that opened an unhappy decade in the ...
Sudan’s president is running out of carrots and sticks
The lifting of United States sanctions on Sudan is a necessary but not sufficient condition for the country’s economic recovery. To achieve that, President Omar al-Bashir must strike a tricky balance between economic reforms, political openness, internal stability and international goodwill. These preconditions, however, may clash with his political ambitions.
The West must consider humane solutions to refugee crisis
Horrific photographs of starving children from the besieged Syrian town of Madaya are the latest defining images from the tormented country. Conflict there has claimed the lives of more than 260,000 people – 55,000 in 2015 alone. However, peace in Syria is unlikely in the near future. The deluge of ...
Sudan makes steady progress in the face of war and increasing isolation
Sudan is risking increasing isolation - despite the country’s potentially valuable resources. Its President, Omar al-Bashir, not only faces war and unrest on several fronts, but he is wanted by the International Criminal Court on genocide charges. Sudan faces a difficult future and it will take more than macroeconomic reforms ...
