Hamid Khalafallah is a development practitioner, researcher, and policy analyst. He is currently a PhD student researching political transitions and grassroots movements in Africa at the Global Development Institute of the University of Manchester, UK. Prior to that, Hamid worked for various international organizations, focusing on governance and development issues in Sudan. Hamid’s research interests include governance, inclusive development, democracy, democratization processes, citizen-state engagement, and participation. He can be reached at X/Twitter.