AFRICA

Zimbabwe cracks down for regional summit

Numerous activists locked away before meeting of the Southern African Development Community

SOUTHERN AFRICA

Togo: demands for democracy repressed – again

Constitutional changes go against the democratic reforms civil society urges

Algeria’s election: low enthusiasm for a foregone conclusion

No real competition allowed after years of repression

NORTHERN AFRICA

Eswatini: jailing of politicians the latest act of repression

Africa’s last absolute monarchy continues to deny demands for democracy

SOUTHERN AFRICA

Rwanda: authoritarian leader secures another term

Election with minimum competition underpinned by systematic repression

Kenya’s protests: more than a matter of tax

Gen Z rises to demand a fundamental change in governance

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

Namibia: LGBTQI+ rights victory amid regression

Decriminalisation of same-sex relations an example for Commonwealth Africa

SOUTHERN AFRICA

UAE complicit in Sudan slaughter

As famine nears, the international community should stand up for human rights

CONFLICT | CRISIS

South Africa’s coalition experiment

New government must deliver progress, restore trust and work with civil society

SOUTHERN AFRICA

Chad: dictatorship continues by other means

Coup leader gets stamp of legitimacy at the ballot box – with France’s blessing