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CATEGORY: Africa
When the saviour becomes the monster: Museveni’s 40-year rule
As Yoweri Museveni celebrates 40 years in power, Danson Kahyana reflects on how the dictator has strengthened his hold on Uganda
Starlink offers a glimmer of hope in the internet darkness
Uganda is the latest country to shut down the internet as people goes to the polls
Tanzania’s Samia Suluhu Hassan named Tyrant of the Year
A Tanzanian poet reflects on her country’s president winning our annual poll of despots against fierce competition
Discord for Morocco’s football-loving Gen Z as country hosts Africa Cup
Morocco’s youth have erupted against a system that invests in spectacle while its citizens die in silence
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Tyrant of the year 2025: Samia Suluhu Hassan
Magufuli the Bulldozer’s successor is turning out to be more of the same
Who is 2025’s Tyrant of the Year?
Choose from our shortlist of 10 authoritarian leaders and vote on who you think has done most to crack down on freedom of expression this year
Israel bans Sudanese activists from protesting outside the UAE embassy in Tel Aviv
The 6,000-strong Sudanese community in Israel wanted to highlight the sponsorship of a militia perpetrating atrocities in their homeland
Algeria’s persecution of poet Mohamed Tadjadit must end
The winner of the 2025 Freedom of Expression Award has announced a hunger strike behind bars
Freedom of expression in Africa. Index on Censorship covers free speech, freedom of religion, artistic freedom on the continent of Africa.