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autocracy

Shooting of Bobi Wine — stand up against Museveni’s bloody rule, stand up for human rights

Africa

Shooting of Bobi Wine — stand up against Museveni’s bloody rule, stand up for human rights

By Platform for African Democrats

Autocrats rule, OK? It’s time to badmouth the ANC’s pivot away from democracy

Politics

Autocrats rule, OK? It’s time to badmouth the ANC’s pivot away from democracy

By Ray Hartley and Greg Mills

South Africa’s favouritism towards autocratic nations poisons its recipe for democracy

South Africa

South Africa’s favouritism towards autocratic nations poisons its recipe for democracy

By Ray Hartley and Greg Mills

Gambia’s transition to democracy slowed by rising insecurity

Africa

Gambia’s transition to democracy slowed by rising insecurity

By Mustapha Jobarteh for ISS Today

Putin’s war shows autocracies and fossil fuel go hand in hand – here’s a way to tackle both

Politics

Putin’s war shows autocracies and fossil fuel go hand in hand – here’s a way to tackle both

By Bill McKibben

Call for the South African government to unequivocally condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

South Africa

Call for the South African government to unequivocally condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

By Marius Oosthuizen

The considered art of trying to predict 2022’s trends before they are seen as inevitable

World

The considered art of trying to predict 2022’s trends before they are seen as inevitable

By J Brooks Spector

How do we explain India’s descent into religious majoritarianism and empty promises of prosperity?

South Africa

How do we explain India’s descent into religious majoritarianism and empty promises of prosperity?

By Alf Gunvald Nilsen

Tunisia’s Arab Spring remains in peril

Politics

Tunisia’s Arab Spring remains in peril

By Peter Fabricius for ISS TODAY