SOUTHERN AFRICA

Zimbabwe cracks down for regional summit

Numerous activists locked away before meeting of the Southern African Development Community

SOUTHERN AFRICA

Eswatini: jailing of politicians the latest act of repression

Africa’s last absolute monarchy continues to deny demands for democracy

SOUTHERN AFRICA

Namibia: LGBTQI+ rights victory amid regression

Decriminalisation of same-sex relations an example for Commonwealth Africa

SOUTHERN AFRICA

South Africa’s coalition experiment

New government must deliver progress, restore trust and work with civil society

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