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Sudan power-sharing deal may raise fears of false dawn

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SUDAN

The agreement purportedly ends a divisive period of confrontation between the two groups, but its resilience may be tested in its implementation phases.

Rwandan president's victory masks internal challenges

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RWANDA

President Paul Kagame's looming challenges.

Sudan’s military may play politics with peace talks

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SUDAN

With at least 10,000 fighters under its command across the ‘Two Areas’ (South Kordofan and Blue Nile), a deal with SPLM-N/al-Hilu is seen as critical for consolidating Sudan’s…

Sudan’s revolution enters its most challenging phase

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SUDAN

While a huge step towards a possible democratic transition, the real challenge facing Sudan’s revolution will come in its implementation phases.

Somalia faces another electoral impasse

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SOMALIA

Opposition leaders are refusing to participate in the polls unless newly constituted electoral committees are reformed to eliminate bias towards Farmajo, among other things.

Election uncertainty threatens South Sudan’s stability

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SOUTH SUDAN

Although President Salva Kiir’s allies may be enticed by the prospect of cementing their hegemonic position, other leaders fear that elections would be used to exclude them from…

Sudan’s president launches re-election manoeuvres

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SUDAN

Sudan political outlook.

Sudan’s new institutions will face multiple challenges

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SUDAN

The formation of a cabinet is the next step in the roadmap agreed under the August 17 power-sharing agreement between the Transitional Military Council (TMC) and protest leaders…

Sudan's military will leverage foreign relations

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SUDAN

Though Sudan’s crisis is essentially domestic -- with the military holding on to power after the ouster of former President Omar al-Bashir despite widespread popular calls for…

Armed opposition disputes threaten Ethiopian stability

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ETHIOPIA

The development was met with silence from the OLF leadership and little fanfare from the government, even though the two sides had been involved in rising conflict over recent…