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Trusted news agencies tracing tendencies of democratisation and autocratisation globally
Trusted news agencies tracing tendencies of democratisation and autocratisation globally
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Freedom of the press is under pressure in many countries, not least in Africa. The most recent example of this comes from Mali. There, the military government has arrested two prominent journalists – because they made public statements that the junta in Bamako did not like.
Burkino Faso's President Traore reneged on promises to hold elections and has since scrapped political parties in the country. Oppositionists say the regime's treatment of crtitics has become unbearable.
Burkina Faso, Senegal, and now Ghana too: more and more countries in Africa are imposing harsh penalties on LGBTQ activities. In Ghana, parliament has passed a new law providing for long prison sentences – a move that has been met with both applause and fierce criticism.
There are currently many protests taking place in Kenya – for example, against plans for an Ebola quarantine facility for US citizens at a Kenyan air base. However, people in Nairobi have now also taken to the streets to campaign for better protection for women in the country.
Boycott and low turnout marked Guinea's faltering return to democracy following a coup in September 2021. The former colony, which gained independence from France in 1958, has seen repeated coups, authoritarian rule, corruption and enforced disappearances.
Africa’s second-largest country is electing a new parliament, yet the opposition in Ethiopia is already bracing itself for continued dominance by the ruling PP party. Experts believe that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is on the path to becoming an “imperial leader”
The United States has intervened after regional rights groups and Amnesty International said Tanzanian authorities should hold to account those responsible for the "inhuman" treatment of a Kenyan activist.
Prominent Chad opposition leader and former prime minister Succes Masra remains in prison following his 20-year sentence last year for alleged complicity in murder and inciting hatred.
Mali is currently governed by a military junta led by General Assimi Goïta, following two successful coups in 2020 and a year later. Human rights organisations report widesspread oppression against dissidents.
Breakaway Somaliland has marked its independence and the exchange of ambassadors with Israel. Hopes that other countries could follow have not been borne out. And North East State has already broken away in a move that has raised fears of conflict.
A three-year conflict characterized by atrocity, mass displacement and the onset of the rainy season are collaborating in turning the Sudanese crisis into an unparalleled catastrophe. UN agencies say almost 20 million people are in acute food insecurity.
The military government in Burkino Faso is intensifying its sweeping crackdown on civil society through restrictive legislation, administrative pressure, and punitive actions targeting domestic and international organizations.
Is South African President Ramaphosa facing impeachment proceedings? A court has ruled that a decision to halt proceedings against him were unconstitutional. The scandal, which goes back to the alleged theft of nearly half a million dollars, has plagued Ramaphosa for years.
A Rwandan government critic dies in prison, hours before his scheduled release. Officially his death is labelled a suicide. Others call it a suspicious death.
