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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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Votes are being counted in the small Atlantic archipelago of Sao Tome and Principe. Outgoing President Vila Nova faces 3 candiates, with a second round run-off still possible amid worries about a low turnout.
In Uganda, a case against two women arrested after kissing in public has been quietly dropped. The reversal is a rare turn under one of the world’s harshest anti-gay laws, long criticised for fueling fear, stigma, blackmail and abuse.
A by-election in Kenya turned violent on Thursday, with journalists targeted. The interior minister points to the police as a partial culprit, but the incident mainly underlines the threat of violence during next year's general election.
A court under the control of the Sudanese army has sentenced rebel leader Mohamed Daglo, better known as Hemedti, to death in absentia. Daglo's Rapid Support Group (RSF) is held responsible for war crimes in the civil war that erupted in April 2023.
South Sudan marks 15 years of independence this Thursday (July 9). But as the anniversary arrives, conflict, hunger and political deadlock still overshadow hopes that the country may yet elect its first government chosen by the people - and finally move closer to lasting peace.
In Tigray, people are sleeping outside, moving from place to place and fearing the next knock at the door. Human Rights Watch says forced recruitment is spreading across the region, deepening anxieties as tensions rise once again in northern Ethiopia.
Heavy police deployments, first arrests and memories of deadly election violence have cast a shadow over planned protests in Tanzania. Many who want accountability now fear a fresh crackdown more than they trust the chance of change.
The planned closure of the UN human rights office marks a new point in Burkina Faso’s strained relationship with international scrutiny. It also reflects the country’s broader political and security trajectory under military rule.
The 1994 state-sponsored mass slaughter of the Tutsi minority and moderate Hutus by a Hutu extremist-led government forces and its militias in Rwanda has cast a long shadow. Now a German-Rwandan man faces charges in connection with the crimes.
The conflict between the RSF and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) has entered its third year and has triggered what Amnesty International describes as the world's worst humanitarian crisis
The eastern DRC remains an unsafe place, between decades of conflict and a recent ebola outbreak. Unlawful killings and sexual violence against civilians have been reported by a UN rights inquiry, although further investigation on the ground is needed.
Hopes of democratic change after a coup in Gabon in 2023 appear to be squashed as an increasingly repressive climate takes hold. Social media has been suspended for months, opposition imprisoned and critics threatened.
While a wave of anti-LGBTQ laws sweep over Africa, Cape Verde remains a tolerant outlier. The west African archipelago has a large LGBTQ community, and they can largely be themselves and live their lives.
A military raid and arrests signalled a further decline of press freedom in Uganda, as NTV Uganda was forced to shut down. The army chief and son of President Museveni does not believe in a free press.
