AFRICA

Algeria: increasing repression belies promise of reform

Away from the international spotlight, country’s stable reputation depends on stifling dissent

NORTHERN AFRICA

‘The authorities are arresting human rights defenders to suffocate civil society’

NORTHERN AFRICA

‘Our aim is to break societal biases against girls’

SOUTHERN AFRICA

‘Young women should be at the centre of discussion of the issues affecting them’

SOUTHERN AFRICA

Coup contagion spreads to Burkina Faso

Failure of governments to deliver is enabling military rule

‘Holding police officers accountable for killings in a court of law will be the main deterrent’

Mali: military has no plan to cede power

Stand-off with the international community threatens to worsen humanitarian crisis

‘Civil society is not yet under direct threat, but we believe that our turn is coming’

NORTHERN AFRICA

Democracy in Sudan: back to square one?

Growing anti-coup movement urgently needs international support

Tunisia: a dangerous slide away from democracy

When a president starts acting like a dictator, it’s time to call him that

NORTHERN AFRICA