WEST AFRICA

Nigeria’s election: same old, same old

Young people sure to keep looking for the change that didn’t come

Civil society caught in the crossfire of Mali’s row with France

Military junta bans organisations that receive French funding as it moves ever closer to Russia

CONFLICT | CRISIS

Burkina Faso: second coup further dents hope of democracy

New junta seems set to follow Mali’s path by inviting Russian forces in

Sierra Leone: will the lessons be learned from protest violence?

Government’s repression and vilification of protests a troubling sign ahead of elections

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

Guinea’s military in no hurry to return to the barracks

Junta bans protests following announcement of long transition period

Nigeria: students hope to go back to school

University students demand government reaches an agreement with striking teachers so classes can resume

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

Coup contagion spreads to Burkina Faso

Failure of governments to deliver is enabling military rule

Mali: military has no plan to cede power

Stand-off with the international community threatens to worsen humanitarian crisis

Guinea: no timetable for democracy

How long will the military hang onto power?

Ghana’s opportunistic moral panic

Politicians seek advantage by fuelling attacks on LGBTQI+ people