Why the ‘Arab Spring’ Has Not Yet Become the Africa Spring
Andrew Meldrum
While revolution has shaken up countries in northern Africa and the Middle East, it has yet to come to the southern neighbors, some of whom are equally disgruntled with their leadership. Andrew Meldrum is the Africa editor for GlobalPost. He says there are some thirst for change in sub-Saharan Africa.
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