WEST AFRICA

Togo: demands for democracy repressed – again

Constitutional changes go against the democratic reforms civil society urges

Mali heads in the wrong direction

Military junta ramps up repression instead of calling elections

Senegal’s democracy passes crucial test

Having overcome authoritarian threat, Senegal offers hope for the region

Senegal: democracy in the balance?

Protests repressed and media restricted ahead of presidential election

Niger coup: a further blow for democracy in West Africa

Military rule in the region is bringing civic space crackdowns

Cloud lingers over Sierra Leone’s election

Transparency urgently needed to dispel doubts

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