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

‘We want to live in an environment that respects women and recognises our human rights’

SOUTHERN AFRICA

‘There is so much civil society can do when those in power support extractive companies’

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

SOUTHERN AFRICA

Ethiopia: will the ceasefire be followed by peace?

After two-year conflict, humanitarian aid is vital – and so is accountability for human rights violations

CONFLICT | CRISIS

Transnational justice: impunity under challenge

International trials offer hope to victims and survivors of atrocities in Liberia and the Central African Republic

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

‘For a major segment of civil society security is a more urgent concern than democracy’

Zimbabwe: rights under further attack ahead of 2023 elections

President Mnangagwa seeking to prolong his stay in power by cracking down on dissent

SOUTHERN AFRICA