SOUTHERN AFRICA

Zimbabwe: prospects for change denied in skewed election

Ruling party uses every lever available to tilt results

SOUTHERN AFRICA

Eswatini: election with no democracy on the horizon

Absolute monarch keeps showing he’s not serious about dialogue

SOUTHERN AFRICA

Eswatini: democracy a matter of life and death

Killing of human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko the latest troubling development in absolute monarchy

SOUTHERN AFRICA

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

Change in Lesotho: how much, and who for?

Newly founded party wins election and enters government – but will it deliver real change?

SOUTHERN AFRICA

Angola: the democratic transition that never was

Most competitive election in country’s history skewed by ruling party’s dominance

SOUTHERN AFRICA

Malawi: protests against selective justice reveal deeper democratic deficits

Protesters seeking accountability find repression instead

SOUTHERN AFRICA

South Africa: the deadly impacts of climate change

Civil society responds to huge floods that left hundreds dead and thousands homeless

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

SOUTHERN AFRICA

Eswatini: one man standing in the way of democracy

Democracy protests seek to end Africa’s last absolute monarchy

Zambia’s democracy survives crucial test

Civil society urges new government to end the repression