On 27 October, following the Constitutional Council’s announcement of the final results of the Cameroonian presidential election by declaring Paul Biya the winner with 53.66% of the vote, opposition leader and Front for National Salvation of Cameroon (FSNC) candidate, Issa Tchiroma Bakary,  announced that an attack on his home had resulted in two deaths.  On […]

Since 25th September, Madagascar has been plunged into an unprecedented political and social crisis. A wave of protests, unparalleled in their intensity and scale, has shaken several major cities across the country, particularly the capital, Antananarivo, as well as Antsiranana (North), Toamasina (East), and Toliara (South). According to Volker Türk, the United Nations High Commissioner […]

From 26th to 28th June, the Togolese people have been peacefully mobilising to demand justice, democracy, and political change after two decades of unchallenged power under the regime of Faure Gnassingbé. In response to these legitimate demands, the authorities have reacted with relentless violence. Everyone has witnessed scenes of harassment and beatings in the streets […]

In light of the repression of peaceful demonstrations that occurred on 6 June in Togo, civil society organisations and African citizen movements express their deep concern. They condemn violations of fundamental freedoms, particularly the right to protest, and call on the Togolese authorities to ensure respect for human rights. They also urge ECOWAS to fully […]

Senegalese civil society organisations have made a solemn appeal to the Senegalese people and the authorities of the Republic of Senegal, particularly to Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko, to mobilise against enforced disappearances and the brutal repression exercised by the transitional authorities of Guinea against civil society activists.

Organisations, citizens’ movements, civil society figures and media professionals are joining forces to call for a revision of Article 255 of the Senegalese Penal Code. They denounce legislation that threatens freedom of expression and call for it to be brought into line with international human rights standards.