https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/cabinet-could-be-reduced-by-as-many-as-nine-departments-and-15-deputy-ministries-20190514
Gulf nations backing up their military people. Really crityical point for them now
A facebook friend of mine went typed out a status rant about how Morsi was the only democratically elected Arab leader in history, and I was wondering why on earth is he suddenly throwing a fit about Morsi out of the blue. So this is the reason? Murder perhaps?
Dying during a trial is suspicious timing. If it is murder, I'm not sure we'll find out within the next few years given who may be involved.
Basically trying to transition from a authoritarian military run state to a full democracy. About a year ago a new leader was brought into power to allow this transition to happen, following about 2-3 years of unrest and protest, with a quite violent backlash. Unfortunately it has huge ethnic divides and it will probably, like always, take time. This is probably another attempt by the old regime to try regain some power we will see.
nIndeed it seems to be a backlash against a reformist PM, as details in this article indicate that there has been a bit of friction between the new PM's office and the military
Love how they call the action a 'statutory instrument' and not the law it effectively is.
