These two weeks have proven momentous for Africa's governance in general but more specifically for democratic transformation. The youth movement forced the capitulation of the perpetually "absent" Algerian president, 82-year-old Abdelaziz Bouteflika, after 20 years in power.
This was followed quickly by the ousting of the 75-year-old Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir. His fall from power comes almost 30 years after he led a military coup in April 1989.
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