IN FOCUS

UN Security Council: reform or irrelevance

Designed for 1945, the UN’s most powerful body can’t handle the crises of 2026

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

Uganda: hollow election extends four-decade rule

Internet shutdown and suppression of dissent enable seventh presidential term

Guinea: military rule legitimised through stage-managed election

After four years in power, coup leader has become an elected autocrat

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