Are Military Coups Back in Style in Africa?
Guest post by Sean M. Zeigler The seizure of power in October by the Sudanese military, and the…
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African Mediators Outperform Their Non-African Counterparts—Here’s Why
By Allard Duursma In 2013, during the 50th anniversary of the Organization of African Unity (now known as…
Sudan One Year After the Coup
By guest contributor Salah Ben Hammou On April 11, 2019, the Sudanese military ousted President Omar Al-Bashir in…
AnalysisIs the Responsibility to Protect Dead? The View From Libya
By Lisa Hultman World leaders met recently in Berlin to discuss solutions for ending the civil conflict in…
The Promise and Perils of Postwar Cities
Guest post by Kristine Höglund, Emma Elfversson, and Ivan Gusic More than half of the global population lives…
Fissures in Sisi’s Egypt, and the New Wave of Protests Across the Middle East
Guest post by Kelsey Norman Egypt has arguably seen the most heavy handed retrenchment of authoritarianism in the…
The Prevention of Civil War – A New Research Agenda
Guest post by Nils-Christian Bormann. Political instability has gripped Algeria, Cameroon, and Sudan in recent weeks and months.…
Why “Bread and Oil” Protests in Sudan Prompted a Cabinet Reshuffle
By Cullen Hendrix for Denver Dialogues. Last week, in response to mass street protests, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir announced…
Children for Hire
Guest post by Christopher Faulkner. Last week marked the 19th anniversary of the Optional Protocol to the Convention…
The Egyptian Government has Banned Yellow Vests. Should it?
By Dawn Brancati and Adrián Lucardi. The Egyptian government banned the sale of yellow vests this week in…