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Zimbabwe: prospects for change denied in skewed election
Ruling party uses every lever available to tilt results
DEMOCRACY
SOUTHERN AFRICA
31.Aug.2023
EN
Eswatini: election with no democracy on the horizon
Absolute monarch keeps showing he’s not serious about dialogue
FREEDOMS
SOUTHERN AFRICA
20.Jul.2023
EN
Eswatini: democracy a matter of life and death
Killing of human rights lawyer Thulani Maseko the latest troubling development in absolute monarchy
FREEDOMS
SOUTHERN AFRICA
08.Feb.2023
EN
Zimbabwe: rights under further attack ahead of 2023 elections
President Mnangagwa seeking to prolong his stay in power by cracking down on dissent
FREEDOMS
SOUTHERN AFRICA
25.Oct.2022
EN
Change in Lesotho: how much, and who for?
Newly founded party wins election and enters government – but will it deliver real change?
DEMOCRACY
SOUTHERN AFRICA
17.Oct.2022
EN
Angola: the democratic transition that never was
Most competitive election in country’s history skewed by ruling party’s dominance
DEMOCRACY
SOUTHERN AFRICA
13.Sep.2022
EN
PT
Malawi: protests against selective justice reveal deeper democratic deficits
Protesters seeking accountability find repression instead
DEMOCRACY
SOUTHERN AFRICA
26.Aug.2022
EN
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
24.May.2022
EN
Eswatini: one man standing in the way of democracy
Democracy protests seek to end Africa’s last absolute monarchy
DEMOCRACY
AFRICA
02.Nov.2021
EN
Zambia’s democracy survives crucial test
Civil society urges new government to end the repression
DEMOCRACY
AFRICA
19.Aug.2021
EN