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Sudan's Descent Into Violence Poses New Threat to Volatile Sahel Region
By Andres Schipani | Financial Times
Sudan’s descent into violence and the growing threat to Chad risks connecting the conflict zones into a vast corridor of instability that stretches from the Red Sea to the Atlantic. This would heap fresh misery on the inhabitants of some of the world’s poorest countries while threatening more prosperous west African states such as Ivory Coast and Togo.
More from WPR: Only a United Civilian Coalition Can Bring Peace to Sudan
Zimbabwe Opposition Leader Launches Campaign With Promise of Prosperity
By Nyasha Chingono | Reuters
Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa promised economic prosperity and an end to corruption as he launched his party's campaign on Sunday for national elections set for Aug. 23. Chamisa, who leads the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), is running against 80-year-old President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who has led the ruling Zanu-PF since a coup ousted Robert Mugabe in 2017.
More from WPR: The Deck Is Stacked Against Zimbabwe’s Opposition in Upcoming Elections
Egypt, Ethiopia Agree to Talks on Giant Nile Dam
By Tarek El-Tablawy | Bloomberg
Egypt and Ethiopia agreed to start “urgent” talks about finalizing an agreement relating to filling and operating a Nile dam which officials in Cairo argue will sharply curtail the nation’s access to fresh water.
More from WPR: Despite Cordial Meeting, Egypt and Ethiopia Remain at Odds Over Nile Dam
Ugandan President and Son Accused of Sponsoring Violence in ICC Testimony
By Caroline Kimeu | The Guardian
The Uganda president, Yoweri Museveni, and his son Muhoozi Kainerugaba have been accused of sponsoring violence and abusing critics in harrowing testimony filed before the international criminal court.
More from WPR: Museveni Is Still Disappearing Uganda’s Opposition
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