DOWNLOAD PDF THE ISSUE Elected in 2016, President John Magufuli has restricted Tanzanians’ freedom of expression, assembly, press, and association through repressive laws and tightly amended national government orders. In mid-2016, the administration enacted a ban on all political activity until the 2020 elections. This has resulted in mass suppression of opposition party politicians and
DOWNLOAD PDF THE ISSUE The Sudanese people have been protesting since December 2018, when they took to the streets to express their anger over rising costs of living and the decline of political freedom. Their pressure worked, and on April 11, 2019, Sudan’s military overthrew the National Congress Party (NCP) government, arresting President Omar al-Bashir
DOWNLOAD PDF THE ISSUE In South Sudan, civilians have borne the brunt of the ongoing armed conflict between the government and armed opposition forces. The security and human rights situation remains unstable. Nearly 400,000 people have died since December 2013, often as a result of their ethnic background. The violence has also forced up to
DOWNLOAD PDF THE ISSUE In South Africa, there have been an alarming number of lootings, burned shops, an attack on a mosque, and several foreigners killed. The ongoing and escalating attacks are a consequence of—among other things—years of impunity, the failure of South Africa’s criminal justice system to uphold the rule of law, corruption, and
DOWNLOAD PDF THE ISSUE Human rights conditions and security in Somalia remain poor. Attacks on civilians by armed group al-Shabaab have continued. In Somalia, al-Shabab conducted attacks in 2017 at a hotel in Mogadishu, resulting in the death of 512 people. On January 2, 2020, the group killed more than 80 people in a bomb
DOWNLOAD PDF THE ISSUE Eritrea is one of the most closed off countries in the world and remains an unsafe place for political dissenters or anyone who attempts to escape its indefinite national service program. Government critics outside the country are often harassed, intimidated, or even threatened by members of the ruling party (the only
DOWNLOAD PDF THE ISSUE Ethiopia is at a crossroads, and the United States must do more to make sure that the reforms enacted by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed do not fail. Starting in 2017, Ethiopia has gone through profound changes. Thousands of political prisoners have been released, and some restrictive laws have been revised with
DOWNLOAD PDF THE ISSUE The current crisis in the Central African Republic (CAR) dates back to 2006, when armed rebel groups launched an incursion into the northeast region of the country. Different militias continue to rob and kill civilians with impunity. Over a million people – 20 per cent of the Central African Republic’s population
DOWNLOAD PDF THE ISSUE Many Anglophone Cameroonians have long felt marginalized by the official actions and polices of the ruling government, including the abolishment of a federal form of government under which English-speaking Cameroonians had joined the government. Anglophone Cameroonians are concerned about calls for a unitary state, which they fear will marginalize them further
DOWNLOAD PDF THE ISSUE U.S.-Africa policy is limited to two main focuses at the exclusion of almost all others: (1) security-focused efforts to guarantee access for the U.S. in the global war against terrorism and (2) ongoing humanitarian assistance. The results have been detrimental to good governance and accountability and for human rights and the