Mexicans outraged with politics-as-usual have elected a bombastic leftist as their next president. President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador has promised to “transform” the country, writes human rights law professor Luís Gómez Romero. However, the president-elect has offered little detail about how he will end political corruption, combat Mexico’s record-high violence, and tackle inequality. And while Donald Trump was not a major figure on the campaign trail, López Obrador has made it clear that he will not help the United States enforce its draconian new immigration policies, saying Mexico is not the “piñata” of any foreign power.

It’s two years since DRC President Joseph Kabila’s mandate ended. He has lost all legitimacy and his authority is disintegrating, yet an election has still to be held. Andrew Edward Tchie warns that there are renewed fears that Kabila will change the rules and run again, raising the real possibility that a violent reaction could spill over into the entire Great Lakes region.