AFRICA

Russia’s boots on the ground in Africa

Wagner Group is spreading Russian influence – and extracting vital resources – in country after country

CONFLICT | CRISIS

Nigeria’s election: same old, same old

Young people sure to keep looking for the change that didn’t come

Sudan: there’s no democracy without civil society

More questions than answers in latest transition plan

‘The new NGO Law will be the death of the civic movement’

SOUTHERN AFRICA

Eswatini: democracy a matter of life and death

Killing of human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko the latest troubling development in absolute monarchy

SOUTHERN AFRICA

‘The abolition of the death penalty is a victory for civil society calling for respect of the right to life’

SOUTHERN AFRICA

‘The new administration is committed to ending discriminatory policies that undermine girls’ rights’

Tanzania: an encouraging step forward for girls’ rights

African Union body orders government to lift ban on pregnant students, safeguarding education and reproductive rights

Civil society caught in the crossfire of Mali’s row with France

Military junta bans organisations that receive French funding as it moves ever closer to Russia

CONFLICT | CRISIS

Tunisia: dismantling democracy, one step at a time

Upcoming parliamentary election will be held under new rules designed to allow the president to continue to accumulate power

NORTHERN AFRICA