Freedom of expression and alternative sources of information27. April
Clean elections09. April
Veteran president Guelleh set to win sixth term in strategic Djibouti
Djibouti is a small country, but it plays a significant role in the Red Sea region, the Arabian Peninsula and East Africa. Presidential elections are now due to take place there in the Horn of Africa nation. No one seriously doubts that the incumbent will win again.
Equality before the law and individual liberties01. April
Doctors Without Borders: Sexual violence defines Sudan war
Mass rapes followed the fall of El Fasher to Sudan's rebel Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Doctors without Borders has reported. Rape has become a "defining feature of the conflict", the report says.
Equality before the law and individual liberties31. March
Senegal’s president signs harsher anti-gay penalties into law
The Senegalese president has signed into a law a bill that doubles the penalty for same-sex relations. The law is part of the wider crackdown on the country's gay community, placing homosexuality on par with necrophelia and bestiality.
Clean elections18. March
President of Congo-Brazzaville re-elected, extending 42-year rule
With a whopping 94.8% of the vote 82-year-old Denis Sassou-Nguesso has been reelected president of Congo against a backdrop of fragmented opposition, many disillusioned Congolese and an African trend of aging rulers clinging to power.
Equality before the law and individual liberties12. March
Senegal parliament approves harsher penalties for homosexuality
Senegal provided further evidence of broad African opposition to homosexuality when its parliament passed stiffer penalties for same-sex relations. The measure still has to be signed into law and is likely to draw opposition the country's European allies.
Legislative constraints on the executive10. March
Madagascan president suspends government and will replace premier
Less than five months after he came to power and appointed a new government, Madagascan President Michael Randrianirina has suspended said government and fired the prime minister without explanation. He announced the formation of a new government, without giving a clear timeline.
Political corruption04. March
Belgium arrests four in Cameroon "crimes against humanity" probe
Belgian prosecutors have arrested four people in an investigation into a Cameroonian group seeking the secession of the largely English-speaking part of the country. The authorities said crimes against humanity were suspected.
Equality before the law and individual liberties02. March
Zimbabwe frees nearly 4,000 inmates under presidential amnesty
In Zimbabwe, nearly 4,000 prisoners are being released from prison. Many of them are praising the country's president for this move — who is currently seeking to extend his term in office until 2030.