AFRICA

TANZANIA: ‘People took to social media instead of the public square, where they might get shot’

KENYA: ‘The energy seems to have moved from the streets to the ballot box’

Russia’s African cannon fodder

Disinformation and economic despair drive recruitment of young men for distant war

CONFLICT | CRISIS

AI: ‘African governments are using “smart city” systems to monitor dissent and consolidate state control’

TUNISIA: ‘Human rights deserve to be defended, even when that involves taking risks’

NORTHERN AFRICA

ZIMBABWE: ‘The government is changing the rules to keep itself in power’

SOUTHERN AFRICA

CONGO: ‘The result was already decided before polling stations opened’

AFRICA: ‘The African Union must live up to its principles in practice, not just on paper’

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

NIGERIA: ‘Air power can’t address complex and deeply rooted security challenges’

CONFLICT | CRISIS

BURKINA FASO: ‘The dissolution of parties complicates the return to constitutional order’