While over 70 percent of Africans support multi-party elections and presidential term limits, trust in electoral processes has weakened. Only 58 percent believe their most recent election was free and fair, down from 66 percent in 2014, and 48 percent say votes are not counted fairly.
In Africa, the irresistible search for fair judgment continues to push Africans to courts abroad.
Adegboyega warned that authoritarian regimes are not alone in this practice. Democratic governments, he said, now justify surveillance under the banner of national security, which continues to alarm civil society actors and watchdog groups.
Africa’s press freedom is deteriorating, with many countries experiencing increased repression, violence, and state-sanctioned media manipulation against journalists.
Civilian life in eastern Congo for the past months has spiralled into a state of great humanitarian conditions through displacement and hunger.
Fragile peace and escalating tensions threaten the country’s democratic transition.
Beyond corruption and electoral malfeasance, a harsh economic condition, including a historical inflation hitting 40 per cent on food items, pushed average Nigerians to a squalid condition.
For many journalists across the continent, the threats have little to do with machines or algorithms, it’s the fear of physical violence and unlawful detentions.
Six years after a military court in Cameroon sentenced Conrad to 15 years, he called on the international community for help.
The student journalist had come to cover the inauguration of UI’s newly elected Student Union executives and its legislative arm, Student Representative Council (SRC) members.
Evidence reveals Jackson confronted a life-threatening situation, and a wound in the leg made his escape unrealistic.
Political analysts believe President Tinubu is fighting in favour of his minister as the Rivers state issue is a political misunderstanding between a godfather and a godson.
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