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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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South African protesters are targeting migrants, demanding identification and calling for them to leave. A recent series of murders of women has spurred rising xenophobia in the country, with the Indian Ocean port city of Durban the latest hotspot.
Years after deadly political unrest claimed the lives of at least 65 people, Senegal has indicted four on charges of crimes against humanity. That qualification allows for the circumvention of an amnesty law that covers political violence during that period.
Will the people of South Sudan finally get to vote for the first time since independence on 22 December? President Mayardit has announced the dissolution of his government but the move is widely seen as a further power grab, after elections have already been postponed twice.
Nairobi serves as a haven for journalists in East Africa fleeing state persecution. Many are able to continue their work there using digital media in relative freedom. An Ethiopian reporter tells of his flight, his work for freedom of speech - and of the challenges.
The humanitarian situation in Sudan continues to worsen. Doctors Without Borders highlights a collapse in medical services amid cuts to aid funding. And the UN rights body is pointing to external meddling and the use of long-range drones by both sides in the four-year civil war.
Ahead of general elections in December, people in Guinea-Bissau voted in a referendum which would greatly increase presidential power. This comes months after the latest military coup in an attempt to return the country to democracy. Controversy abounds, however.
After less than a year in office, Tanzania's VP Emmanuel Nchimbi has resigned following a power struggle with President Samia Suluhu Hassan. This is a test to the country's democracy, where critics say political and civil rights are narrowing following election unrest last year.
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.
