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Chad: constitutional manipulation consolidates authoritarian rule

With dissenting voices silenced president can rule indefinitely

Democracy confined: Côte d’Ivoire’s elections

Presidential and legislative polls consolidate ruling party power amid civic space restrictions

Sudan in crisis: mass killings continue while the world looks away

Western allies shield the United Arab Emirates from accountability as it arms the militias

CONFLICT | CRISIS

Diplomacy in troubled times: a G20 Summit without the USA

South Africa forges consensus and civil society mobilises as China seeks to fill the void

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

International Criminal Court: defying impunity

ICC secures convictions and detentions amid rising threats and collapsing multilateralism

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

Killer robots: the terrifying rise of algorithmic warfare

While states debate regulations, autonomous weapons are making kill-or-capture decisions from Gaza to Ukraine

CONFLICT | CRISIS

Burkina Faso: three years of broken promises

Military junta tightens repression and indefinitely postpones return to civilian rule

Tanzania’s bloodbath: the deadly consequences of an undemocratic election

Hundreds killed as security forces crush protests

Power, gender and secrecy: the struggle to reform the UN’s leadership

After 80 years of male leaders, civil society is mobilising to break the UN’s glass ceiling

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

Madagascar’s Gen Z uprising leads to uncertain future

President ousted but replaced by military following electricity and water shortage protests