AFRICA

NIGER: ‘Every external critical voice is exploited as evidence of imperialism’

anonymous | NIGER

TOGO: ‘The connection between economic hardship and politics drove people to the streets’

Esso-Dong Kongah | TOGO

ESWATINI: ‘US deportees remain locked up in a maximum-security prison without due process’

Sibusiso Nhlabatsi | ESWATINI

SOUTHERN AFRICA

NIGERIA: ‘Protests will keep happening, because bad governance keeps happening’

Fareed Ibrahim | NIGERIA

DJIBOUTI: ‘The election was a ritual confirmation of permanent power’

Adam Daud Ahmed | DJIBOUTI

TANZANIA: ‘People took to social media instead of the public square, where they might get shot’

Gabriel Karsan | TANZANIA

KENYA: ‘The energy seems to have moved from the streets to the ballot box’

Ahmednoor Haji | KENYA

AI: ‘African governments are using “smart city” systems to monitor dissent and consolidate state control’

Wairagala Wakabi | UGANDA

TUNISIA: ‘Human rights deserve to be defended, even when that involves taking risks’

Khabir Moncef | TUNISIA

NORTHERN AFRICA

ZIMBABWE: ‘The government is changing the rules to keep itself in power’

Narshon T Kohlo | ZIMBABWE

SOUTHERN AFRICA