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How's democracy doing so far in the much celebrated and slightly mislabelled Arab Spring?
There are 22 members of the Arab League, which include such Arab countries as the Comoros Islands, Djibouti, Mauritania, Somalia and Sudan. The only six countries affected by the "Spring" are Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain, Libya, Yemen and Syria, in chronological order. Let's... TAGGED: Egypt, Somalia, Yemen, Sudan, Syria, Libya, Arab League, Djibouti, Bahrain, Tunisia, MauritaniaRECOMMENDED ARTICLES| From Tunisia to Yemen, rampant corruption helped drive protesters into the streets. Now the best way to spur countries to change is to harness their desire to protect their reputations. more ›› |
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