AFRICA

‘De-escalation must be the primary objective’

CONFLICT | CRISIS

‘After being an example of democracy in Africa, we are increasingly tending towards authoritarianism’

‘Real or perceived repression has created a climate of self-censorship among people’

‘Civil society is targeted by politicians who see it as an obstacle to their power’

‘Human rights activism can hardly be carried out openly anymore’

‘The state must respect the freedoms of those calling for truth and justice on enforced disappearances’

NORTHERN AFRICA

Sudan’s conflict needs civil society solutions

Peace can’t be left in the hands of the generals

CONFLICT | CRISIS

‘We seek to cut the umbilical cord with the former colonial power’

‘Civil society aspires to a more democratic and rights-centred environment’

NORTHERN AFRICA

‘The government uses violence to dominate through fear’