AFRICA
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Sudan’s hope for a peaceful, pacted transition, to democracy
In the aftermath of the Arab Spring, the United States has found itself at a crossroads of whether to support…
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Algeria: Six months after Bouteflika, it’s the same as it ever was
By Alexander Brown The lofty dreams of the pro-democracy demonstrations in Algeria have begun to lose their passion. Protests continue…
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Robert Mugabe: as divisive in death as he was in life
Roger Southall, University of the Witwatersrand Robert Mugabe, the former president of Zimbabwe, has died. Mugabe was 95, and had…
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Mozambique security: Privinvest delivered a solution
By Philip M. Griffin Mozambique has a security problem. An Islamic group recently claimed responsibility for a spate of killings…
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The Libya blitzkrieg breaks down: Negotiations needed
By Rene Wadlow After a two-day truce to observe the Eid al-Adha ceremonies, fighting was resumed in and around tripoli,…
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What’s the global status of the Zika virus?
By Adrian Johansen The 2015-2016 Zika virus outbreak gained national media attention. It’s rapid spread through multiple countries highlighted the threat…
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Battleground Mozambique: China versus the U.S.
By Philip M. Griffin The southern African coastal nation is one of the world’s most impoverished, but it also has…
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U.S.’s ‘Prosper Africa’ initiative launches in Mozambique, fighting uphill battle against corruption
By Tom Sheehy The Trump Administration will roll out its Prosper Africa initiative at the U.S.-Africa Business Summitheld by the Corporate…
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Why Sudan’s deadly crackdown on protesters could escalate in coming weeks
By Eric Keels, University of Tennessee and Joshua Lambert, University of Central Florida Sudanese security forces violently removed a protest…
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Cameroon: Moving fast when there are short windows of opportunity for basic constitutional re-structuring
By Rene Wadlow On 8 May 2019, Michelle Bachelet, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, after a 3-day…
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