CIVICUS LENS
CIVICUS LENS
CLOSE
  • ARTICLES
  • INTERVIEWS
  • REPORTS
  • MEDIA
  • PODCAST
  • ABOUT US

AFRICA

EN
ES
FR
PT
TR
IT
RU

ALGERIA: ‘People no longer believe voting can change anything’

DEMOCRACY
NORTHERN AFRICA
05.Aug.2026
ENFR

Burkina Faso: democracy cancelled

Junta leader intensifies crackdown and rejects international accountability
DEMOCRACY
WEST AFRICA
30.Jul.2026
ENFR

NIGERIA: ‘Civic action is happening at scale, even when it doesn’t make headlines’

FREEDOMS
WEST AFRICA
22.Jul.2026
EN

BOTSWANA: ‘For trans people, true equality requires moving beyond decriminalisation’

INCLUSION
SOUTHERN AFRICA
18.Jul.2026
EN

KENYA: ‘These days it feels like everyone is an activist’

FREEDOMS
EAST AFRICA
12.Jul.2026
EN

DJIBOUTI: ‘Silence is the mechanism that makes authoritarianism possible’

FREEDOMS
EAST AFRICA
03.Jul.2026
EN

SOUTH AFRICA: ‘Xenophobia has become a get-out-of-jail-free card for elites who have failed’

INCLUSION
SOUTHERN AFRICA
24.Jun.2026
EN

Tunisia’s demolition of civic space

Heavy prison sentences and suspensions of civil society groups mark the accelerating consolidation of presidential power
FREEDOMS
NORTHERN AFRICA
23.Jun.2026
ENFR

GHANA: ‘This is bigger than LGBTQI+ rights – it’s about the kind of society we want to be’

INCLUSION
WEST AFRICA
18.Jun.2026
EN

SENEGAL: ‘The new law criminalises not only LGBTQI+ people but also anyone offering support’

INCLUSION
WEST AFRICA
10.Jun.2026
EN
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 34

JOHANNESBURG HUB

25 Owl Street, 6th Floor
Johannesburg, 2092
South Africa
Tel: +27 (0)11 833 5959
Fax: +27 (0)11 833 7997

UN HUB: NEW YORK

We Work
450 Lexington Ave
New York, NY, 10017
United States

UN HUB: GENEVA

11 Avenue de la Paix
Geneva, CH-1202
Switzerland
Tel: +41 (0)22 733 3435

Design and web development: www.cunaestudio.com