Protests in Sudan
The International Criminal Court issued two arrest warrants in 2009 and 2010, respectively, against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, accusing him of war crimes, genocide and other grave human rights abuses…
Category: Africa
New beginning, old baggage
Last week, South Africa’s Jacob Zuma lost the internal struggle within his party and was forced out of the presidency. Cyril Ramaphosa led a successful factional fight to oust Zuma…
After Mugabe
The week-long political drama and behind-the-scene manoeuvres in Zimbabwe have finally ended following the resignation of Robert Mugabe. This marks an extraordinary end of the tenure of the world’s oldest…
Resurgent Workers Movement Fighting Against El-Sissi Dictatorship
When Egyptian army led by General Adel- Faattah el-Sissi overthrew the Islamist President Morsi’s government and installed a hand picked interim government, there were big hopes and illusions that the…