The newly elected president of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, declared war on the Shabab militant group on Thursday and offered amnesty to fighters, whom he referred to as “brainwashed youth,” if they surrendered within 60 days. – New York Times
When South African president Jacob Zuma canned his reformist finance minister in a cabinet shakeup last week, many members of ANC publicly balked at Zuma’s latest power grab. It was crunch time for the ANC, we noted, as the party faced a crucial test: did it have the institutional power to force Zuma out, or at least make him backtrack? – The American Interest
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