AFRICA

Tunisia: protests force government to negotiate over waste crisis

Refuse site dispute points to broader failings of governance and democracy

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

NORTHERN AFRICA

Guinea: no timetable for democracy

How long will the military hang onto power?

Eswatini: one man standing in the way of democracy

Democracy protests seek to end Africa’s last absolute monarchy

SOUTHERN AFRICA

Ghana’s opportunistic moral panic

Politicians seek advantage by fuelling attacks on LGBTQI+ people

‘The ‘anti-gay’ bill will have far-reaching consequences if we do not fight it now’

The long reach of Rwandan repression

Dissidents find no safety in exile

‘We need a power shift to communities, especially to women, in managing climate resources’

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

‘A key priority is to address vulnerability at the community level’

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

‘We hope that at COP26 words will translate into commitments that will change behaviours’

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

‘In response to pressure from below, COP26 should develop interventions for just climate action’

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT