WEST AFRICA

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

‘Loss of trust in democratic systems has become a major risk factor’

‘The 26 November coup was staged to disrupt the electoral process’

Burkina Faso: three years of broken promises

Military junta tightens repression and indefinitely postpones return to civilian rule