Political Transitions in the Horn of Africa

The gains made provide hope that peace can be expanded and deepened over time, but addressing the most challenging, pending components of the agreement will require a broader view that factors in the wider set of conflict actors. Delay and stagnation could endanger the gains made so far.

Interview with Duaa Tariq, Sudanese human rights defender and artist.

Two leading generals of Sudan’s former old regime are fighting each other bitterly, but the power of civil resistance has not been broken.

Political tensions run high as the country still has not found a workable agreement on the way forward in its electoral processes.

Disagreement over plans to reshuffle Somaliland’s licensed political parties and the sequencing of elections has put the electoral calendar into question.

The repeated postponements of elections have at times caused political tensions and uncertainty. This has undermined Somaliland’s democratization process, weakened public confidence in democracy, stalled institution building and reforms, and damaged the country's relationship with the international community.