Archive - Sawahil

On Senegal's Legislative Elections

President Diomaye Faye, Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, and their party won big - now the challenge is whether they can deliver on promises of reform.

14 hrs ago •

Dakar to Riyadh: Links for 11/15/2024

News and analysis from the Sahel, North Africa, the Horn, and the Middle East

Nov 15 •

Trump's Picks Are Grim News for the West Bank and Iran

"Selective annexation" is a serious possibility in 2025 for the West Bank; on Iran, "Maximum Pressure 2.0" could slide into full-blown war.

Nov 14 •

Dakar to Riyadh: Links for 11/8/2024

News and analysis from the Sahel, North Africa, the Horn, and the Middle East

Nov 8 •

Who Is Shaykh Mabruk Zayd al-Khayr, the New Head of Algeria's High Islamic Council?

The elevation of a major Maliki scholar sheds light on how Algeria's religious establishment works.

Nov 7 •

Dakar to Riyadh: Links for 11/1/2024

News and analysis from the Sahel, North Africa, the Horn, and the Middle East

Nov 1 •

October 2024

Notes on the UN Special Rapporteur's Latest Report on the Palestinian Territories - and Some Additional Resources

Genocide is brewing in the West Bank, Francesca Albanese warns.

Oct 30 •

Dakar to Riyadh: Links for 10/25/2024

News and analysis from the Sahel, North Africa, the Horn, and the Middle East.

Oct 25 •

World Bank Rhetoric Still Sounds a Lot Like Structural Adjustment...A Micro-Case Study from Nigeria

From 1994 to 2024, the Bank's officials consistently advance two core ideas - economic "reforms" must proceed even when they're unpopular, and such…

Oct 22 •

Dakar to Riyadh: Links for 10/18/2024

News and analysis from the Sahel, North Africa, the Horn, and the Middle East.

Oct 18 •

Reading List: Western Academic Literature on Salafism

The global movement is highly influential but also quite hard to define.

Oct 16 •

Dakar to Riyadh: Links for 10/11/2024

News and analysis from the Sahel, North Africa, the Horn, and the Middle East.

Oct 11 •

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