WEST AFRICA

NIGERIA: ‘Violence remains widespread and vulnerable communities are being neglected’

CONFLICT | CRISIS

THE GAMBIA: ‘The main obstacle to resolving the electricity crisis is a lack of political will’

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

GUINEA-BISSAU: ‘It’s not enough to ask citizens to say yes or no: public debate must be guaranteed’

Burkina Faso: democracy cancelled

Junta leader intensifies crackdown and rejects international accountability

NIGERIA: ‘Civic action is happening at scale, even when it doesn’t make headlines’

GHANA: ‘This is bigger than LGBTQI+ rights – it’s about the kind of society we want to be’

SENEGAL: ‘The new law criminalises not only LGBTQI+ people but also anyone offering support’

TOGO: ‘A generation that had largely stayed away from public engagement has crossed a threshold’

NIGER: ‘Every external critical voice is exploited as evidence of imperialism’

TOGO: ‘The connection between economic hardship and politics drove people to the streets’