Walid-Phares

South Sudan: Crisis escalates as military surrounds Vice President’s residence

Armed forces encircled Vice President Riek Machar’s home in South Sudan’s capital Wednesday, while authorities detained several high-ranking officials allied with him following an insurgent attack on a northern military installation. The dramatic developments have thrust the fragile nation back to the precipice of widespread conflict. The military standoff comes just weeks after Machar publicly […]

U.S. Vice President wraps up visit to Africa, calls for strengthening democracy, closing digital gaps in continent

The U. S. vice president Kamala Harris ended on Saturday her weeklong Africa trip that led her to Ghana, Tanzania, and Zambia. If the influence of other foreign powers loomed over her trip, she tried to deepen and reframe U.S. relationships with the continent, highlighting major steps in that direction. “My visit has convinced me […]

Algeria: Showdown Between MPs & Speaker Echoes Political Rift Tearing Apart Country

The crisis is deepening in Algeria wherein political leaders and military generals are fighting for power as the country’s aging and long-serving president is preparing to run for an unprecedented and controversial fifth term in office in 2019. Ahead of the upcoming rocky transition of power amid growing social woes and resentment, some Algerian deputies […]