South Sudan conflict calls for firm intervention
A peace plan for South Sudan that was intended to end three years of fighting in the world’s newest nation has failed largely because it “depends on the cooperation of… Read more »
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USAID must save Afrobarometer, say former Africa Bureau officials
One of Africa’s most important democracy advocacy organizations is in trouble because of a sharp decrease in donor funding, according to several former Assistant Secretaries in the State Department’s Bureau… Read more »
North Korea will change only when it fears regime survival
North Korea will change its course only when international pressure could work in a way to make Pyongyang concerned about the very existence of its regime, a former U.S. diplomat… Read more »
Colombia peace deal ‘will become model for resolving armed conflicts’
Rejecting criticism that his peace agreement with the FARC guerrillas will grant amnesty to war criminals, Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos said in an interview with The Miami Herald that… Read more »
China warns ‘localists’ against reshaping Hong Kong’s political landscape
China has warned that anyone advocating Hong Kong’s independence could be punished, the BBC reports: The stern message came after young pro-democracy activists won seats on Hong Kong’s Legislative Council… Read more »
Post-election violence returns to haunt Gabon
Security forces in Gabon have arrested more than 1,000 people during a second day of violence following disputed presidential elections, the BBC reports: Three people were killed in clashes in… Read more »
Tunisian party ‘separating Islam from politics’
The Ennahda movement has renounced political Islam and fully embraced Tunisia’s secular order, seeking to work within it, Taylor Luck reports for The Christian Science Monitor: Ennahda’s journey from a… Read more »
Creativity needed in defending, funding civil society
In the wake of the widespread authoritarian crackdown, we are witnessing a confluence of factors affecting the sustainability of different aspects of civil society (its organizations, actors and actions) in… Read more »
Gabon braced for post-election violence
Gabon braced for possible violence Tuesday as the country awaited official results of a bitterly disputed presidential election, with both frontrunners claiming victory in a vote condemned by EU observers… Read more »
Latin America’s state institutions co-opted to bolster those in power
Nicaragua moved closer to one-party rule late last month, when the country’s Supreme Electoral Council unseated 28 opposition lawmakers and substitute lawmakers in the National Assembly, effectively handing full control… Read more »