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Nigeria’s election: same old, same old

Young people sure to keep looking for the change that didn’t come
DEMOCRACY
WEST AFRICA
08.Mar.2023
EN

Sudan: there’s no democracy without civil society

More questions than answers in latest transition plan
DEMOCRACY
EAST AFRICA
02.Mar.2023
EN

Eswatini: democracy a matter of life and death

Killing of human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko the latest troubling development in absolute monarchy
FREEDOMS
SOUTHERN AFRICA
08.Feb.2023
EN

Tanzania: an encouraging step forward for girls’ rights

African Union body orders government to lift ban on pregnant students, safeguarding education and reproductive rights
INCLUSION
EAST AFRICA
19.Dec.2022
EN

Civil society caught in the crossfire of Mali’s row with France

Military junta bans organisations that receive French funding as it moves ever closer to Russia
CONFLICT | CRISIS
WEST AFRICA
15.Dec.2022
ENFR

Tunisia: dismantling democracy, one step at a time

Upcoming parliamentary election will be held under new rules designed to allow the president to continue to accumulate power
DEMOCRACY
NORTHERN AFRICA
06.Dec.2022
ENFR

Ethiopia: will the ceasefire be followed by peace?

After two-year conflict, humanitarian aid is vital – and so is accountability for human rights violations
CONFLICT | CRISIS
EAST AFRICA
19.Nov.2022
EN

Transnational justice: impunity under challenge

International trials offer hope to victims and survivors of atrocities in Liberia and the Central African Republic
GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
AFRICA
27.Oct.2022
ENFR

Zimbabwe: rights under further attack ahead of 2023 elections

President Mnangagwa seeking to prolong his stay in power by cracking down on dissent
FREEDOMS
SOUTHERN AFRICA
25.Oct.2022
EN

Tunisia: a rare moment of LGBTQI+ visibility

Post-pandemic comeback of LGBTQI+ film festival offers hope in restrictive environment
INCLUSION
NORTHERN AFRICA
18.Oct.2022
ENFR
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