Though the elections were considered by foreign observers as more free and transparent than ever before, insiders rather saw a general feeling of indifference and apathy.
Factors such as a history of civil war and a cloaked power structure are making it difficult for an uprising to take hold in Algeria.
The next year could be decisive for Myanmar as the military junta weakens, the humanitarian crisis worsens, and genocidal acts against the Rohingya people are again escalating. In this interview, Chris Sidoti, a member of the Special Advisory Council on Myanmar and a former member of the UN…
In her interview with Bitania Tadesse, Dallia Abdel Moniem, a Sudanese political analyst and commentator, describes the conditions civilians are facing in Sudan, including the rampant sexual violence committed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). She also discusses the cost of inaction and the…
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