AFRICA

BOTSWANA: ‘Court rulings matter, but it’s sustained civic action that turns them into real protection’

Faith Gunda | BOTSWANA

SOUTHERN AFRICA

MADAGASCAR: ‘The government shouldn’t forget that it’s in power thanks to young people’

Youth Empowerment | MADAGASCAR

TOGO: ‘A generation that had largely stayed away from public engagement has crossed a threshold’

Ahouefa Sossou | TOGO

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