Tunisia: Tunisia: A Hollow Victory in a Non-competitive Election

Tunisia’s 6 October presidential election did what it was designed to do: prolong autocratic incumbent Kais Saied’s stay in power. Saied beat the two candidates allowed… Read more »

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 »

East Africa: "Sudan is Experiencing the World's Largest Humanitarian Crisis, but Remains Largely Ignored by the International Community"

CIVICUS discusses Sudan’s humanitarian crisis with a Sudanese women’s rights activist with extensive experience in peacebuilding. She has asked to stay anonymous for… Read more »

Togo: Togo's Democratic Demands Repressed - Again

Thanks to his latest constitutional maneuver, Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé can stay in power as long as he wants. To do so, he only needs the international community… Read more »

Uganda: Uganda: "The Government's Response to the Protests Followed a Predictable Pattern of Repression"

CIVICUS discusses anti-corruption protests in Uganda with Mohammed Ndifuna, Executive Director of Justice Access Point (JAP), a civil society organisation (CSO) that promotes human… Read more »

Nigeria: "The Government must Respect People's Right to Protest and Listen to our Demands"

CIVICUS discusses protests in Nigeria with youth activist Hassan Nurudeen. Hassan is program manager at Hope Behind Bars Africa, a civil society organisation (CSO) seeking to… Read more »

Rwanda: Rwanda: Authoritarian Leader Secures Another Term

No one can pretend to be surprised. Paul Kagame, president of Rwanda since 2000, has just won a fourth elected term in office. And as usual, it was a walkover, with a vote of the… Read more »