政治领域

Following tensions surrounding the recent General Elections in Zambia in August, the Council of Anglican Provinces of Africa (CAPA) has issued a statement and a call for prayer and peace.

AI 关注理由：赞比亚选举后紧张局势，宗教团体呼吁和平，当地政治社会动荡或影响中国利益环境。

Beirut -- Tunisia's Court of Cassation on September 3, 2026, upheld the convictions and heavy sentences of 34 people for "conspiracy against state security" and terrorism offenses in November 2025. Human Rights Watch had criticized the earlier trial as unjust and a sham, with final sentences r

The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, has said the withdrawal of some West African countries from the Economic Community of West African States in 2023, blunted key regional integration protocols, particularly those promoting the f

Algiers -- President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune conducted a partial reshuffle within the judiciary, the Presidency of the Republic said in a statement on Wednesday.

Ahead of the final appeal hearing at Tunisia's Court of Cassation on 3 September in the unjust "conspiracy case", which is a chance to overturn the convictions of opposition figures jailed solely because of their peaceful political opposition, Sara Hashash, Deputy Regional Director for t

O jornalista Moussa Kaka, director de um canal de televisão privado no Níger, está desaparecido desde 31 de Agosto. Este desaparecimento acontece poucos dias depois de um motim que agitou Niamey e que foi resolvido com a ajuda das forças russas instaladas no país.

AI 关注理由：尼日尔记者失踪，且此前发生骚乱并有俄罗斯力量介入，当地政治安全动荡或影响中国公民与企业风险。

Os dois realizadores franceses detidos no Togo desde Julho chegaram hoje a França, segundo o Ministério dos Negócios Estrangeiros francês. A libertação dos dois realizadores que estariam no terreno para preparar um programa de televisão aconteceu depois de uma forte pressão e mobilização internacion

Tunis, Sept. 3 -- President Kais Saied had a phone call on Wednesday evening with Mohamed al-Menfi, President of Libya's Presidential Council.

Following Zambia's contested presidential and parliamentary elections almost three weeks ago, the crackdown on political opposition has intensified, raising concerns about the future of democracy in the country, according to a UN Human Rights Council-appointed expert.

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Tunisian authorities have intensified pressure on civil society through arrests, prosecutions, financial investigations and mass suspensions, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday - warning that the independent civic space created after the 2011 revolution has been all but shut down.

Lusaka -- President Hakainde Hichilema has said the country will remain a sovereign and peaceful nation while strengthening cooperation with neighbouring countries in Africa and the international community in pursuit of lasting peace.

Hichilema has been sworn in as Zambia's President for another five-year term after winning the General Election held on August 13, 2026.

Esta terça-feira à noite, a televisão pública do Níger difundiu o testemunho de um capitão da Força Aérea que acusa a Costa do Marfim, o Benim, a França, a CEDEAO e aliados do antigo Presidente Mohammed Bazoum de terem apoiado a tentativa de desestabilização, durante os motins que se registaram em N

AI 关注理由：尼日尔指控科特迪瓦、贝宁、法国、西共体等支持骚乱，域外竞争与地区政治动荡或影响中国合作空间。

Zambian president Hakainde Hichilema has pledged to make economic growth, job creation and improved opportunities the focus of his second term, saying the country must now move from stabilising the economy to delivering tangible progress.

The Anglican Church of Southern Africa is calling for prayers for Zambia and her people in the wake of the country's disputed election, and particularly for healing, reconciliation and unity.

AI 关注理由：赞比亚反对派人士包括主教被拘留，选举争议后社会紧张，当地政治社会动荡或影响中国利益环境。

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation George Chaponda says Malawi and Zambia need to preserve and build on their long-standing bilateral relations, as he represented President Peter Mutharika at the inauguration of Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema.

Five years into the authoritarian rule of Tunisian President Kais Saied, Human Rights Watch and other activists warn that Tunisia's once vibrant civil society is in danger of being completely stifled.

Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema pledged to build on the economic turnaround achieved during his first term as he was sworn in for a new mandate Tuesday after tense elections.

The Committee to Protect Journalists has urged Beninese President Romuald Wadagni to take decisive measures to protect press freedom, in a letter marking his first 100 days in office.

Nairobi -- President William Ruto has called for Kenya and Zambia to deepen trade and investment ties, saying the relationship between the two countries should increasingly be measured by the economic opportunities it creates for their citizens.

Nairobi -- President William Ruto has invoked Kenya's 2027 General Election while urging African leaders to ensure political competition does not turn elections into sources of national conflict.

Algiers -- President of the Republic Abdelmadjid Tebboune emphasized on Tuesday that non-alignment is a renewed sovereign choice dictated by the profound transformations the world is undergoing, based on the principle that sovereignty is indivisible and that the application

Algiers -- President of the Republic, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, and Minister of National Defense Abdelmadjid Tebboune conducted a partial cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday, according to a statement from the Presidency of the Republic.

End Criminalization, Targeting of Civil Society Groups and Members

Zambia opposition leader Brian Mundubile has been charged with treason, his lawyer has said amid heightened political tensions in the country.

Tunis -- President Kais Saied met Monday, at Carthage Palace, German Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Johann Wadephul.

The crisis in the African Great Lakes is a regional power struggle in which the Forces démocratiques de libération du Rwanda (FDLR) have taken political, institutional and military structures hostage in both Kinshasa and Bujumbura.

AI 关注理由：材料称FDLR在金沙萨和布琼布拉挟持政治军事机构，构成大湖地区区域权力斗争，可能造成当地政治社会动荡，但未直接提及中国公民或企业。

New York -- The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Tunisian authorities to immediately release journalists Zied el-Heni, Mourad Zghidi, and Borhen Bsaies, as reports of prisoner deaths amid an extreme heatwave raise grave concerns about life-threatening conditions in the country's overc

Ten years on, victims of violence that followed president Ali Bongo's disputed re-election in Gabon are still demanding truth and justice. Questions also remain over the possible involvement of French nationals and the response of the French authorities.

Niger's military government has survived its most serious internal challenge since seizing power in 2023, after Russian paramilitaries helped loyalist forces crush last Saturday's attempted coup in the capital, Niamey. RFI spoke to an expert who explains how this episode has left General Abdou

AI 关注理由：尼日尔军政府称俄罗斯准军事力量协助挫败政变，显示俄罗斯在尼日尔安全领域存在，但未提及中国相关利益受具体影响。