In recent months, there has been a spate of abductions, assaults, arrests and murders, the victims all being opponents or critics of President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s government

Governments across sub-Saharan Africa violently pursue exiles abroad. Democracies must push back

Voters in several African nations, including Nigeria and South Africa, are headed to the ballot box in 2019

Zweli Martin Dlamini’s nemesis — a powerful businessman — was murdered in Mbabane, but the controversial journalist is still too scared to go home

Data analysed by the NGO from 195 countries over the past year showed that Tunisia was still the only free country in the Arab world

Lowering mobile data costs and offering free internet are some of the ways to increase accessibility to online spaces, writes Indra de Lanerolle.

Egyptian security forces have stormed the offices of pro-democracy groups that they say are fomenting protests with the help of foreign funding.