AFRICA

Ethiopia: no peace, no justice

Government is doing everything it can to evade international accountability

CONFLICT | CRISIS

Gabon: the end of a dictatorship… and the beginning of another?

Military coups rarely lead to democracy

Sudan: millions forced to flee conflict

Urgent humanitarian response needed for the many displaced in the country and across borders

CONFLICT | CRISIS

Zimbabwe: prospects for change denied in skewed election

Ruling party uses every lever available to tilt results

SOUTHERN AFRICA

Tunisia: racism on top of repression

Attacks on Black Africans latest tactic of authoritarian president

NORTHERN AFRICA

Senegal: democracy in the balance?

Protests repressed and media restricted ahead of presidential election

Kenya: cost of living protests met with police repression

Any solution to systemic violence must start with challenging impunity

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

Central African Republic: president in for the long haul

Dubious referendum abolishes presidential term limits

Niger coup: a further blow for democracy in West Africa

Military rule in the region is bringing civic space crackdowns

Eswatini: election with no democracy on the horizon

Absolute monarch keeps showing he’s not serious about dialogue

SOUTHERN AFRICA