AFRICA

CONGO: ‘The result was already decided before polling stations opened’

AFRICA: ‘The African Union must live up to its principles in practice, not just on paper’

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

NIGERIA: ‘Air power can’t address complex and deeply rooted security challenges’

CONFLICT | CRISIS

BURKINA FASO: ‘The dissolution of parties complicates the return to constitutional order’

‘The process looks democratic on paper, but genuine competition is systematically undermined’

Uganda: hollow election extends four-decade rule

Internet shutdown and suppression of dissent enable seventh presidential term

‘The global system works against petty corruption, but collapses when corruption becomes grand, political and organised’

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

‘LGBTQI+ people, sex workers and people who use drugs are most affected by HIV and suffer the most criminalisation’

Guinea: military rule legitimised through stage-managed election

After four years in power, coup leader has become an elected autocrat

‘Behind the rhetoric of peace and stability, economic and strategic interests are prolonging the war’

CONFLICT | CRISIS