The Difficulties of North African Reform

As protests continue, the country's ruling stakeholders are tackling the difficult question of how to hand off power to a new generation.

Regardless of whether the protests worsen, the president's era is coming to an end.

Even if its aging president wins re-election, Algeria's fading economy will likely force the government to reform its policies and open up to the rest of the world.

The North African country has been using its newfound financial muscle to project power across the continent, increasing investment in regions that European banks now tend to avoid.

While widespread economic protests represent a threat, they are currently unlikely to topple President Omar al Bashir's government or halt his campaign in 2020.

Three years after an agreement to foster greater integration, Libya seems no closer to eliminating its deep divisions.

Mogadishu's complicated and unfinished democracy and lack of a constitutional court will likely derail any impeachment proceedings.

As a sputtering economy and perceptions of corruption take their toll on the public's patience, the leadership of the country's powerful security forces is undergoing a significant shake-up.

For four years, Tunisia's political system has been kept from the brink of collapse by an alliance between two former rivals. But now that they've parted ways, the government will enter a new era of instability.