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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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Liberia has accepted the first 20 of 1,200 foreign nationals being deported by the United States. US authorities declined to comment, and reporters were kept away. The US now has similar deals with 35 countries.
Eight journalists were assaulted at an opposition rally in Kenya after violence broke out. Elections are due next year and opposition movement is hoping to oust sitting President William Ruto. RSF said that "this hostility towards the media is incompatible with a free election".
Zambian political opposition members are facing "arbitrary" arrests and detentions after last week's election. The UN has called on the Zambian government to halt the arrests and observe due process rights.
Foreigners in Senegal, notably from Niger and Guinea, are increasingly the target of a "rise in xenophobic rhetoric", both in the media and online. Human rights organisations urge Senegal to take measures.
Criticism of officials and religious figures in Guinea often results in punitive measures by the non-elected regime. Accoriding to Amnesty, significant human rights issues in the country include credible reports of unlawful or arbitrary killings.
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has been re-elected for a second term of five years after counting in last week's presidential polls was briefly suspended amid security threats.
Violence has erupted against election officials following presidential and parliamentary elections, leading the Electoral Commission to suspend counting for 24 hours initially.
A coalition of Tuareg rebels and a group linked to al-Qaeda have released 82 captive soldiers held for months. The rebels said they were still holding more than 100 soldiers. There were few details on the release.
Despite its wealth of natural resources, Zambia is heavily in debt. Zambians must choose between continuing on the path of reform or embracing new promises as they vote in presidential and parliamentary elections.
Land ownership remains skewed to the white minority in South Africa. To correct this, parliament has passed an Expropriation Act, which is now being challenged in the courts. Land expropriation is also at the centre of conflict with the Trump administration.
Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye lies unconscious in intensive care after collapsing during his treason trial. As the UN condemns a widening crackdown on dissent in the East African country, questions are mounting over President Museveni’s rule and Besigye’s fate.
São Tomé and Príncipe has handed President Carlos Vila Nova a second term—but not a clean slate. His first-round win follows a bitter political split, a government crisis and weak turnout, as competing powers cast increasingly interested eyes on the tiny Atlantic republic.
Uganda’s independent Nation Media Group is set to resume operations after President Museveni lifted a shutdown ordered by his son, army chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba. The reversal offers relief—but also exposes the fragility of press freedom under the ruling family.
According to a new report, Burkina Faso's military junta has built a secret online militia to silence journalists and critics — and Reporters Without Borders has the receipts, including a WhatsApp group linked to the country's own Defence Minister.
