AFRICA

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

‘Loss of trust in democratic systems has become a major risk factor’

‘Refugees are being pushed into a legal limbo as international support collapses’

‘Constitutional changes in an election period tend to be driven by political expediency rather than the public interest’

SOUTHERN AFRICA

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

‘Declaring gender-based violence and femicide a national disaster creates a mechanism for faster action’

SOUTHERN AFRICA

‘Zambia has environmental laws and standards on paper – the problem is their implementation’

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

SOUTHERN AFRICA

‘Without a binding agreement, each decision upstream carries the potential to become a crisis downstream’

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

‘The 26 November coup was staged to disrupt the electoral process’