At least 79 people are currently being detained incommunicado following the government crackdown on popular protests
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The Dangerous Faults Built Into Nigeria’s Elections
The unending comments on the letter by former President Olusegun Obasanjo chastising President Muhammadu Buhari for alleged poor performance makes the subject look like the issue of the moment and the decider of elections but it is not. For media professionals such as this columnist, who know that adversarial journalism is what best fits African […]
Nationwide Russian Protest Against Putin as Top Critic Arrested
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most prominent critic has been arrested on the day of nationwide protests against the leader’s bid to stay in office for at least another six years. Anti-corruption blogger Alexey Navalny mobilized two waves of protests in dozens of cities last year, incensed at the reported wealth of government officials under Putin’s […]
Cameroon Internet Shutdowns Cost Anglophones Big
For people in the English speaking parts of Cameroon, free speech on the internet has become all but impossible
More Than 2,000 Ethiopian Political Prisoners Pardoned
2,000 prisoners who were arrested during political unrest in 2015 and 2016 will be released
The AU Must Help Ensure Free and Fair Zimbabwe Elections
The AU should act to strengthen the new government’s capacity to deliver credible, peaceful, free, and fair elections later this year
Hong Kong Bars Pro-Democracy Candidate Agnes Chow
Hong Kong’s Agnes Chow, who is 21, is a member of the pro-democracy Demosisto political party.
Kenya crisis: Ruling party and opposition both claim presidency
Opposition leaders are standing firm in their refusal to recognize the Kenyatta administration
Raul Castro’s daughter could be Cuba’s next president
Mariela Castro Espin, the daughter of Raul Castro, has been nominated as a deputy for Parliament
Honduran women protest against faulty presidential election
Hundreds of women protested Thursday in Honduras against Juan Orlando Hernandez, who is preparing to begin his second presidential term Saturday after winning November’s disputed vote. In commemorating the Day of the Honduran Woman, some 1,000 women protestors marched in Tegucigalpa, demanding leftist candidate Salvador Nasralla be declared the winner. Some carried crosses emblazoned with […]