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Demise of Mozambique NGO exposes shady underside of democracy business

Women, selling charcoal, chat in front of the ruling FRELIMO party election posters in the capital, Maputo, Mozambique August 31, 2019.
Women, selling charcoal, chat in front of the ruling FRELIMO party election posters in the capital, Maputo, Mozambique August 31, 2019. © Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters

A confidential report by EY highlighted financial mangement deficiencies at Mozambique's main pro-democracy NGO, then headed by Ericino de Salema. It put a dent in Salema's NGO career, but he has bounced back as a political crisis communications guru, thanks to his vast network in the country's media.

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The Continent

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Central Africa

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West Africa

Burkina Faso
Captain Ibrahim Traoré walking on a knife edge

Captain Ibrahim Traoré (C), parades in the streets of Ouagadougou and hails the cheering crowd. Captain Ibrahim Traore was appointed as president of Burkina Faso on October 5, 2022, according to an official statement.
Captain Ibrahim Traoré (C), parades in the streets of Ouagadougou and hails the cheering crowd. Captain Ibrahim Traore was appointed as president of Burkina Faso on October 5, 2022, according to an official statement. © Idrissa Ouedraogo, Adama Ouedraogo/AFPTV/AFP

The head of the 30 September putsch has only a limited support within the military apparatus and is already encountering mistrust among powerful senior officers. He wants to designate a new president of the transition and has increasingly been engaging in discreet consultations on the matter.

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Uganda
Museveni nominations case drags on in East African court

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni speaks during a Reuters interview at his farm in Kisozi settlement of Gomba district, in the Central Region of Uganda, January 16, 2022.
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni speaks during a Reuters interview at his farm in Kisozi settlement of Gomba district, in the Central Region of Uganda, January 16, 2022. © Abubaker Lubowa/Reuters

On 27 September, the East African Court of Justice decided to give itself more time to deliver its judgment in a case involving nominations made by Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni just after he was re-elected in 2021.

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Southern Africa and islands

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North Africa

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