June 12, 2025
Ethiopia: "The Algorithm Increases Harmful Content's Reach, Raising Exposure and the Risk of Real-world Harm"
CIVICUS speaks with Mercy Mutemi, a Kenyan tech lawyer at Nzili and Sumbi Advocates and legal counsel for petitioners challenging Facebook’s role in hate and violence in… Read more »
June 11, 2025
Tanzania: Tanzania: Back to the Authoritarian Routine
In May 2025, Tanzanian security forces stripped Ugandan activist Agather Atuhaire naked, raped her and smeared her with excrement while they filmed her ordeal, seemingly to shame… Read more »
Guinea: "The Referendum Could be Used to Consolidate the Junta's Power Rather than Transition to Democracy"
CIVICUS discusses prospects for democracy in Guinea with Omolara Balogun, Head of Policy Influencing and Advocacy at the West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI), a civil… Read more »
May 23, 2025
Mali: "The Democratic Ideal is Alive and Well and No One Can Govern for Long without Credible Elections"
CIVICUS speaks with two representatives of Malian civil society – Modibo Diakite, president of the Association for the Socio-Economic and Technological Development of Youth… Read more »
Zimbabwe: "The New NGO Law is a Political Weapon Targeting Civil and Political Rights Work"
CIVICUS discusses restrictions on civil society with Glanis Changachirere, founding director of the Institute for Young Women Development, a Zimbabwean civil society organisation… Read more »
December 18, 2024
Kenya: From Outrage to Action: Global Protests Against Gender-based Violence Resonate in Kenya
10 December, International Human Rights Day, marked the culmination of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV), an annual global campaign that seeks to raise… Read more »
December 03, 2024
Nigeria: "By Framing Dissent as Disloyalty, the Government is Stifling Legitimate Calls for Reform"
CIVICUS Monitor rating | NIGERIA: repressed Read more »
October 15, 2024
Africa: "We Advocate for Effective Participation, because There's No Democracy without Citizen Engagement"
CIVICUS speaks with Abdou Aziz Cissé, advocacy officer at AfricTivistes, about the state of democracy in Africa and the role of civil society in this year of many elections. Read more »
