USA Africa Dialogue Series - What will happen in Sudan? | Liberia's electoral crisis | Islam's climate lessons

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From: African Arguments <editor@africanarguments.org>
Sent: Friday, April 21, 2023 5:30 AM
To: Toyin Falola <toyinfalola@austin.utexas.edu>
Subject: What will happen in Sudan? | Liberia's electoral crisis | Islam's climate lessons

 

This week's highlights from African Arguments. View this email in your browser What will happen in Sudan? Nick Westcott The current crisis exposes the motives of the men with guns. It requires, paradoxically, the intervention of a distracted international community that has done little to support a democratic transition. Is Liberia heading towards an electoral crisis? Robtel Neajai Pailey and Oscar Bloh A suspicious census, a cash-strapped electoral commission and voter eligibility based on phenotype signal a dubious October election. In Zimbabwe, a struggling media is a target for capture Derick Matsengarwodzi With elections looming, private media, once staunch critics of the ruling party, are increasingly open to elite persuasion. "He laid out the earth for all living creatures": Islam's lessons for climate Hasna Soussan Islamic teachings are full of invocations to Muslims to revere nature, reject over-consumption, and live within planetary boundaries. Why ZANU-PF still can't dance to chimurenga music Mwai Daka ZANU-PF's aversion to protest music only confirms the lyrical power of a line of artists from Marley and Mapfumo to Winky D. Open letter from leading scientists and academics to President Museveni Various co-signatories "The science is clear – homosexuality is natural and normal" Debating Ideas is a separate section for debates and engagements flowing from the African Arguments books series. Men Fighting, Women Breaking-up: Sudanese Women's Movements, the Wing of the Patriarch? Most read articles on African Arguments this week: 1) Is Liberia heading towards an electoral crisis? 2) In Zimbabwe, a struggling media is a target for capture 3) What Will Happen in Sudan? 4) How useful is aid to Africa? 5) Burundi's growing femicide problem For more analysis, commentary and features, visit us at:  AfricanArguments.org Facebook Twitter Website Copyright © 2023 The Royal African Society, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in to one of The Royal African Society's newsletters. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list