Maroc - BLOG.PRIF.ORG - A La Une - 13/Aug 07:03

Early Warning for New Trouble? Increasing Social Polarization in Guinea-Bissau

Gen Z protests have kept governments in, among others, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and Uganda, in suspense for weeks. Off the international radar, Guinea-Bissau has witnessed cross-generational protests lately, following an alleged coup attempt in late 2023. Protestors accuse the President of orchestrating the coup to dissolve parliament by decree. Many in Guinea-Bissau now challenge the presidency and demand adherence to the election schedule, with elections set for November 2024. This blog post takes the protests as a moment to widen the view, offering both narrative and counter-narrative readings of the coup attempt to contextualize the current political situation. Author information Sophia Birchinger Sophia Birchinger ist wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin im Programmbereich „Glokale Verflechtungen“ und der Forschungsgruppe „African Intervention Politics“ der HSFK. In ihrer Forschung beschäftigt sie sich mit der Afrikanischen Friedens- und Sicherheitsarchitektur und Peacebuilding insbesondere durch afrikanische Organisationen AU und ECOWAS. In ihrer Dissertation untersucht sie aus einer Bottom-up-Perspektive die Wahrnehmung von Zwang in afrikanischen Friedensinitiativen in Gambia und Guinea-Bissau. // Sophia Birchinger is researcher in PRIF’s Research Department “Glocal Junctions” and the Research Group “African Intervention Politics”. Her research focusses on the African peace and security architecture and peacebuilding as well as on African regional organizations AU and ECOWAS. Taking a bottom-up perspective, her PhD project explores how citizens experience the threat and use of coercion in African peace interventions in The Gambia and Guinea-Bissau. | Twitter: @birchinger | Der Beitrag Early Warning for New Trouble? Increasing Social Polarization in Guinea-Bissau erschien zuerst auf PRIF BLOG.