AFRICA

GUINEA-BISSAU: ‘It’s not enough to ask citizens to say yes or no: public debate must be guaranteed’

TUNISIA: ‘People are taking to the streets because promises of social justice remain unfulfilled’

NORTHERN AFRICA

SOUTH AFRICA: ‘Classifying gender-based violence as a national disaster was never the finish line, it was the starting point’

SOUTHERN AFRICA

ZAMBIA: ‘A high turnout would show people still believe they have the power to shape their country’s future’

SOUTHERN AFRICA

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

NORTHERN AFRICA

Burkina Faso: democracy cancelled

Junta leader intensifies crackdown and rejects international accountability

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

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

SOUTHERN AFRICA

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

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