Sudan, Somalia, Uganda, and Cote d’Ivoire

Abstract

This chapter discusses four states: Republic of the Sudan, Republic of Somalia, Republic of Uganda, and Republic of Cote d’Ivoire, selected because of serial political difficulties or strong indicators of a ticking time bomb. This is the first of four consecutive chapters, each of which discusses a cluster of countries with long-running problems, in case study format. Each case study has four sections: an initial concise summary that is a snapshot of the pertinent issues; a section that examines the background leading to the state of relevant domestic and international affairs; a section that discusses international political economy using key governance, economic, peace, and human development indicators; and a section on new security challenges in areas including conventional security, health, food, energy, climate change, or natural and artificial disasters. An attempt is made to point out factors of nationalism and supranationalism vis-à-vis the state of affairs, plus how each country fits into globalization and international politics, as an assessment of their international profile and potential.