WEST AFRICA

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’

NIGERIA: ‘Protests will keep happening, because bad governance keeps happening’

NIGERIA: ‘Air power can’t address complex and deeply rooted security challenges’

CONFLICT | CRISIS

BURKINA FASO: ‘The dissolution of parties complicates the return to constitutional order’

Guinea: military rule legitimised through stage-managed election

After four years in power, coup leader has become an elected autocrat

Democracy confined: Côte d’Ivoire’s elections

Presidential and legislative polls consolidate ruling party power amid civic space restrictions