The police have killed at least 20 people during a march led by an opposition leader, whilst hundreds more have been injured or arrested
Mozambique faces protest crackdown following disputed presidential election
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Clemence Manyukwe
Clemence Manyukwe is a Zimbabwean human rights journalist covering African affairs
Violent repression and torture in Zimbabwe on eve of major development conference
Index reports on the government’s increasing brutality towards protesters and human rights activists
Kenya: Young reporters and NGOs targeted as part of clampdown on Gen Z protests
Our reporter talks to a young journalist and the director of a young people’s organisation who have been threatened and censored for their work
Rwanda polls: The Kagame “landslide” that would embarrass other dictators
A lack of meaningful opposition is behind the incumbent president’s re-election
South Africa votes amid corruption and rampant abuse of power
Thirty years on from the dismantling of apartheid, the country’s electorate are still waiting for real change
Calls to sanction architects of Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act grow
Uganda’s LGBTQ+ community live in fear for their lives following the passage of draconian legislation in Uganda last year. The international community must act against those behind it
Zimbabwe’s ‘crocodile’ crushes dissent ahead of Wednesday elections
Human rights have been under attack since President Emmerson Mnangagwa came to power