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As Tanzania gears up for elections on 29 October, we hear from two young people about the issues that matter to them and whether youth concerns have been featured in the electoral campaigns.How a young Senegalese footballer's dream of joining a professional club ended in tragedy ...  Show more

A BBC investigation uncovers dozens of social accounts using stolen identities of Somali and Muslim influencers and posting political propaganda content. We hear more about what was uncovered and who might be behind this widespread operation.Chad’s parliament has overwhelmingly a ...  Show more

 Difficile pour nos confrères maliens, nigériens, burkinabè et guinéens de faire leur travail de journalistes sans appréhension et contraintes. Dernier accroc à la liberté de la presse en date : au Niger, le ministère de l’Intérieur, de la Sécurité publique et de l’Administration ...  Show more

As military leaders ban independent media and arrest reporters, citizen journalists become an information lifeline in Myanmar.Contributors:Swe Win - Editor-in-chief, Myanmar NowAye Chan Naing - Chief editor, Democratic Voice of BurmaWai Hnin Pwint Thon - The Burma Campaign UKWai ...  Show more

In a region of Africa where authoritarianism has been rising, Niger seemed to be on a different path of democracy and partnership with the United States.

Declan Walsh, chief Africa correspondent for The Times, explains how a military coup has now put all of that in jeopa ...

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