Hopes Raised During the Arab Spring Are Being Revived Across North Africa

The uprisings of 2011 are inspiring a new generation to challenge entrenched, authoritarian leaders, raising hopes as well as doubts about the future. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/world/africa/arab-spring-north-africa-protesters.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

U.S. Military Pulls Out of Libyan Capital as Rival Militias Battle

Forces under the command of an aspiring strongman, Gen. Khalifa Hifter, advanced on Tripoli as rival factions attacked from the air for control of the capital, the repository of Libya’s oil revenue. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/07/world/africa/libya-us-troops.html?partner=rss&emc=rss