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May 14, 2015

Elections and Voting
Sudan’s Recent Elections and Daunting Future

This is a guest post by Aala Abdelgadir, research associate for the Council on Foreign Relation’s Civil Society, Markets, and Democracy Initiative. Last month, Sudan held national elections, and Oma…

Omar al-Bashir - Voting

February 5, 2015

Sub-Saharan Africa
Chasing an Elusive Peace in South Sudan

This is a guest post by Aala Abdelgadir, research associate for the Council on Foreign Relation’s Civil Society, Markets, and Democracy Initiative. Earlier this week, after thirteen months of civil …

Machar Kiir Peace February 2015

May 8, 2015

Sub-Saharan Africa
Kenya’s Al-Shabaab Problem

This is a guest post by Aala Abdelgadir, research associate for the Council on Foreign Relation’s Civil Society, Markets, and Democracy Initiative. On October 16, 2011, the Kenyan army, in an ostens…

Al-Shabaab

December 31, 2014

Sub-Saharan Africa
Kenya’s Troubling New Anti-Terrorism Legislation

This is a guest post by Aala Abdelgadir, research associate for the Council on Foreign Relation’s Civil Society, Markets, and Democracy Initiative. In mid-December, the Kenyan parliament passed coun…

Kenya Security Law Final

January 9, 2015

Sub-Saharan Africa
Ten Years Later: Taking Stock of Sudan’s Comprehensive Peace Agreement

This is a guest post by Aala Abdelgadir, research associate for the Council on Foreign Relation’s Civil Society, Markets, and Democracy Initiative. Ten years ago today, the Comprehensive Peace Agr…

CPA Garang Taha Sudan