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Alas, Egyptians are decrying the dictatorial rule of former general Abdel Fattah el-Sisi today in ways that make the rule of the dictator they overthrew 10 years ago seem benign. That dictator, of course, was former general Hosni Mubarak. Put another way, the ‘devil’ Egyptians knew was far better than the one they are now… Read more.
The media can be forgiven for practically ignoring burgeoning protests in Egypt against President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi’s dictatorial rule. After all, not only do these protests seem like a groundhog-day spectacle; long-simmering protests in Hong Kong against China’s authoritarian rule must seem far more worthy of coverage, especially as they are now threatening to boil over.… Read more.
Sudanese protesters have been forced to block an apparent attempt to break up their sit-in outside the defence ministry in Khartoum, where demonstrators have been pushing for a quick transition to civilian rule after Omar al-Bashir was ousted as president. On Thursday, Sudan’s army announced it had removed and detained Bashir after three decades in… Read more.
