South Sudan: We won’t get to elections, the only people who want elections are international community…it’ll be disaster
Keen to proclaim South Sudan as on the cusp of becoming a peaceful country, international actors have claimed that there has been a marked reduction in political violence since the signing of a peace agreement in 2018 and the formation of a power-sharing government two years later. But analysts, conflict...
Africa’s coup jinx: Democracy has produced elites beholden to nepotism, cronyism, corruption, opulence and highhandedness
The resurgence of coups in Africa is a matter that troubles and frightens all of us. Within nine months, West Africa has witnessed successful coups in Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso and a fourth apparent failed attempt in Guinea-Bissau on February 1, 2022, during a cabinet meeting and which Guinea-Bissau President...
