AFRICA

‘The risk of a return to full-scale war is very high – it’s only a matter of time’

Edmund Yakani | SOUTH SUDAN

CONFLICT | CRISIS

‘The recent attacks on activists echo apartheid-era repression, although this is supposedly a democracy’

Corlett Letlojane | SOUTH AFRICA

SOUTHERN AFRICA

‘Political leadership may have changed, but the state still controls the narrative and excludes civil society’

Dumiso Gatsha | BOTSWANA

SOUTHERN AFRICA

‘If the root causes of the conflict are not addressed, the cycle of violence is likely to persist’

Reagan Miviri | DRC

CONFLICT | CRISIS

‘Legal rights must translate into real protections, and the fight for marriage equality must continue’

Miguel Gomes Antonio | NAMIBIA

SOUTHERN AFRICA

‘The Family Protection Bill threatens to escalate violence against LGBTQI+ people’

Arsenekah Ezekiel | KENYA

‘Civil society must be at the heart of any human rights protection system’

anonymous | CAR

CONFLICT | CRISIS

‘The international community can support a democratic transition by backing a truly participatory process’

Alix Boucher | GUINEA

‘Democratic rules shouldn’t be changed just because they are inconvenient to those in power’

Munashe Masiyiwa | ZIMBABWE

SOUTHERN AFRICA

‘Protests showed the power of popular mobilisation in forcing the government to respond’

Malam Sanha | GUINEA-BISSAU