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Bobi Wine, Uganda’s ‘ghetto president’, upstages the real head of state

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Simon Allison | 22 Aug 2018 | Mail & Guardian Robert Kyagulanyi cannot remember the day that Yoweri Museveni was first inaugurated as president of Uganda. It was 33 years ago, and he was just three. Since then, Museveni has been inaugurated a further four times, most recently in 2016. Meanwhile Kyagulani, better known by his stage name Bobi Wine, has grown up to … [Read more...] about Bobi Wine, Uganda’s ‘ghetto president’, upstages the real head of state

The New Arab Order: Power and Violence in Today’s Middle East

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Marc Lynch | September/ October 2018 Issue | Foreign Affairs In 2011, millions of citizens across the Arab world took to the streets. Popular uprisings from Tunis to Cairo promised to topple autocracies and usher in democratic reforms. For a moment, it looked as if the old Middle Eastern order was coming to an end and a new and better one was taking its place. But things … [Read more...] about The New Arab Order: Power and Violence in Today’s Middle East

Kabila’s decision to step aside won’t change the DRC’s power dynamics

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Reuben Loffman | August 13, 2018 | The Conversation The ruling party in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), The Peoples’ Party for Reconciliation and Democracy, made an announcement recently that took everybody by surprise — that Joseph Kabila will not be its presidential candidate come the December 2018 general election. Kabila has been in power since 2001 … [Read more...] about Kabila’s decision to step aside won’t change the DRC’s power dynamics