Stability ratings and headlines plus some weekend long reads

Andrew Sheves Good morning and Happy Friday.

Just the ratings and headlines today as I digest Thursday’s feast. Don’t forget to scroll to the bottom for the long reads.

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Africa Stability Ratings and News Summary

More Unstable

🇩🇿 Algeria, 🇦🇴 Angola, 🇧🇯 Benin, 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso, 🇧🇮 Burundi, 🇨🇲 Cameroon, 🇨🇫 Central African Republic, 🇹🇩 Chad, 🇰🇲 Comoros, 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic Of The Congo, 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea, 🇪🇷 Eritrea, 🇸🇿 Eswatini, 🇪🇹 Ethiopia, 🇬🇦 Gabon, 🇬🇳 Guinea, 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau, 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast, 🇰🇪 Kenya, 🇱🇸 Lesotho, 🇱🇷 Liberia, 🇲🇬 Madagascar, 🇲🇼 Malawi, 🇲🇱 Mali, 🇲🇿 Mozambique, 🇳🇦 Namibia, 🇳🇪 Niger, 🇳🇬 Nigeria, 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo, 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone, 🇸🇴 Somalia, 🇿🇦 South Africa, 🇸🇸 South Sudan, 🇸🇩 Sudan, 🇹🇿 Tanzania, 🇹🇬 Togo, 🇺🇬 Uganda, 🇪🇭 Western Sahara, 🇿🇲 Zambia, 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe

More Stable

No countries were more stable over this period

Unchanged

🇧🇼 Botswana, 🇨🇻 Cape Verde, 🇩🇯 Djibouti, 🇬🇭 Ghana, 🇲🇷 Mauritania, 🇲🇺 Mauritius, 🇲🇦 Morocco, 🇷🇼 Rwanda, 🇸🇳 Senegal, 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe, 🇬🇲 The Gambia

Regional News Summary

A humanitarian crisis is unfolding in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, exacerbated by violence against aid workers, which has made 2024 the deadliest year on record for them. Concurrently, devastating rain-induced landslides have claimed the lives of nine individuals, including seven children, highlighting the region’s vulnerability to both conflict and natural disasters. The World Food Programme has called for $16.9 billion in funding for 2025 to address alarming hunger levels, underscoring the urgent need for international intervention in this beleaguered nation. [SOURCE - APP].

In Algeria, the arrest of prominent writer Boualem Sansal on national security charges has raised alarms about the increasing censorship of dissenting voices and the government’s commitment to democratic values. This crackdown on free expression reflects a broader trend of tightening control over civil liberties in the country, raising concerns about the future of democracy in Algeria [[SOURCE - Al-Monitor]](https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2024/11/algeria-holds-writer-boualem-sansal-national-security-charges-lawyer?utm_source=news.decis.ai&u

Carpe tomorrow!