Afrika Nå: Krigen som aldri tar slutt - hva skjer i DR Kongo og hva er konsekvensene?
Den Rwanda-støttede væpnede gruppen M23 har tatt kontroll over store områder i den mineralrike østlige delen av Den demokratiske republikken Kongo. Offensiven har kostet titusenvis av liv og fordrevet et stort antall mennesker. Hva er det som skjer i DR Kongo nå og hvem er de ulike aktørene involvert? Hvilken rolle spiller tilgangen på naturressurser som landområder og viktige mineraler?
Selv om vi har hørt lite om situasjonen i DR Kongo før M23 tok kontroll over Goma, så er ikke krisen i DR Kongo noe nytt. Situasjonen i landet har vært svært alvorlig i mer enn to tiår, preget av ekstrem vold, angrep fra væpnede grupper og masseflukt. Hvordan er den humanitære situasjonen for befolkningen? Hvordan er situasjonen for kvinner og barn? Og hvilken rolle kan og bør East African Community, African Union, FN og resten av verdenssamfunnet spille?
21 Mar 2025
Afrika Nå: Beginning of an African spring? Student activism under pressure
A wave of youth and student-led protests have swept across the African continent the last year; from Kenya, Uganda and Mozambique to Senegal, Togo and Comoros. At the same time, the state of civic space is deteriorating globally and the same is true for many African countries. Student activists and other human rights defenders who try to hold their governments accountable and demand that human rights are respected, face huge risks. In many African countries we are also seeing a proliferation of restrictive legislation used to stifle fundamental freedoms.
This trend is not something new. Students have always been one of the first to take to the streets when justice, equality and human rights are on the line. In response, students and academia are common targets for authoritarian leaders. According to SAIHs Activism under Attack 2024, student activists across the globe see delegitimization, social pressure and university lawfare as the biggest barriers to doing activism, in addition to more brutal forms of repression.
So what does student activism on the African continent look like? What types of repression are young human rights defenders facing? Why are we seeing so many protests in African countries now? Some are predicting an "African spring" with protests spilling over to neighboring countries. Is this likely? What are African activists risking while trying to better the situation in their countries? How is civil society pushing back against autocratic regimes and can activists in different countries learn from each other? Which role can Norwegian civil society and the government play? And what is the way forward?
19 Dec 2024
Afrika Nå: 30 years since Apartheid in South Africa
Thapelo Mohapi, Zanele Baqwa, and Liv Tørres join Andreas Saaghus to examine South Africa's progress 30 years after Apartheid, and the challenges that still lie ahead for a more inclusive society.
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