EAST AFRICA

‘Genuine democratic change will require more than top-level agreements’

‘People are too afraid to speak out against the government’

‘Arbitrary detentions have a chilling effect, as journalists avoid sensitive topics to protect themselves’

‘The goal behind the bill is very clear: to control, silence and disable civil society’

Kenya: systemic violence meets brave resistance

Youth-led protest movement demands end to police brutality

‘Impunity and lack of political will have normalised police violence against civilians’

‘The algorithm increases harmful content’s reach, raising exposure and the risk of real-world harm’

Tanzania: back to the authoritarian routine

Repression escalates ahead of crucial election

‘The dismissal of Sudan’s case against the UAE exposes the limits of international law’

GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

South Sudan’s potential path to civil war

Peace agreement breached amid broken democratic promises and renewed ethnic violence

CONFLICT | CRISIS