The coup was a terrible catastrophe but if there is any silver lining to be wrung out of it, I think that Hamdok’s calculus was that it gave him an excuse to disperse of the difficult people
Theodore Murphy comments on the deal signed between Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and General Abdel-Fattah Burhan
If Europe is to maintain this stance, it will have to urgently find ways to square the circle of maintaining fidelity to democracy and healing the split between the prime minister and protest movement
Theodore Murphy comments on Sudan’s new political agreement and the reinstatement of Abdalla Hamdok as prime minister
Neighbouring countries such as Egypt and the Emirates, as well as Saudi Arabia, have different relationships with different parts of that government which impact their position
Andrew Lebovich on the latest attack on security forces in Burkina Faso
The cost of inaction or too little action could be quite high, as the failure to begin implementing appropriate policies could result in dangerous social and political instability in the near future
Theo Murphy comments on the escalating situation in Sudan
In more general terms, the ruling reaffirms the EU’s “differentiation policy”, by which it is legally bound to exclude the territory of Western Sahara from all agreements with Morocco
Hugh Lovatt writes on the decision by the CJEU to once again endorse the self-determination of Western Sahara
The appointment of Staffan de Mistura as the United Nations Personal Envoy for Western Sahara is a welcome step towards peace in Western Sahara. But this is only the beginning
Hugh Lovatt analyses how the appointment of UN envoy Staffan de Mistura offers a rare opportunity to relaunch international diplomacy in Western Sahara
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