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20/11/2025

Concerns over Rwanda’s alleged misuse of financial intelligence systems for political persecution and to intimidate Rwandans into silence as the regime goes after assets belonging to opponents, their families and associates.

At least 15 former regime allies-turned-dissidents living in exile were branded as either terrorists or terrorist financiers. Their assets were frozen and seized with immediate effects.

16/09/2025

It's a trend of regimes’ battle against their own people across the region and beyond with autocrats installing fear based systems designed impose their will on everyone in a bid to cling to power.

Criminalisation of dissent has given rise to blind obedience and ignorance to become policy. Intellectuals who cannot toe the line are killed or jailed. Others run away, resulting in considerable b…

16/08/2025

No single East African country had a clean bill of health on rights record last year with situations either having deteriorated or remained worse.

Governments in East Africa are facing scrutiny over poor human rights record with evidence pointing to a spate of extrajudicial killings, torture and gagging the media space last year. The 2024 Cou…

04/05/2025

Rwanda, Uganda and Ethiopia enter ‘very serious’ situation with regard to journalists‘ safety and free press.

Media fraternity in Rwanda, Uganda and Ethiopia have little to no freedom to celebrate as journalists operate in an increasingly hostile environment.

29/03/2025

The build up of President Kagame’s new persona and the cultivation of a cult of personality.
With this it becomes dangerous to challenge him or criticize his policies.

With the rising cult of personality, it becomes dangerous for Rwandans to challenge Kagame or criticize his policy.

17/01/2025

Floods and droughts not only claim lives but also constantly wash away arable land and dry up rivers, rendering villages and towns across Africa unlivable.
What lay in store in 2025 is cause for even greater concern

Mozambique is the latest casualty reeling from effects of cyclone Chido. Heavy rainfall affected roughly 11 million people, including 2,500 fatalities and 4 million displacements in 27 countries.

12/11/2024

Trump might not only take the US out of the Paris Agreement, yet again, but might also try to leave the UN Convention on Climate Change.
Environment watchdogs want the International community to be able to take climate action without the US if necessary.

There are worries that pledges by the US at this year’s climate talks could be reversed by Trump when he officially takes office early next year.

14/10/2024

Growing concerns over risks of being presented with technologies that are harmful, and those conceiving the technologies imposing their worldview on the rest across the globe. MORE 👇

While tech companies are embracing technical talents from the African continent or considering the global majority countries as a space where they could hire talents, it hasn’t become so mainstream…

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