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Sudan: Calling it a fight between the generals is simplistic
Northern and Central elites have always prosecuted violence from the centre. Now, the periphery brought the eternal war to Khartoum. Violence is not new ... -
Sudan: The quiet scramble to broker the peace
The Horn’s geopolitics are increasingly shaped by rich Gulf hegemons who view the region as a theatre for their competing interests. On 16 April, ... -
Sudan: As the generals fight, who’s playing chess with the old Islamists?
The clash between Burhan and Hemedti was inevitable. In the mediation scramble, nobody can afford to side with Bashir’s Islamists. At 10 am on ... -
Presidential term limits and the power of precedent
Incumbents’ appetites for third-term runs may be waning, but they still carry hugely disruptive political legacies. Democracy activists in Senegal and Mozambique are sounding ... -
Gatsa-Gatsa: Ousmane Sonko and Senegal’s politics of retaliation
Sonko’s legal problems, which appear engineered to frustrate his presidential bid, could well push the country back into the street. On May 8, 2023, ... -
Burundi: “The president has crossed the Rubicon – there’s no turning back”
In the wake of the arrest and detention of former PM Alain Guillaume Bunyoni, political observers weigh the consequences. There was some surprise when ... -
Sudan: Revolutionary reflections, amid a raging war
If the popular revolution of 2019 was badly undermined by its rejection of representative politics, how can it be revived? The current fighting between ...
