African civil society needs more than promises on paper

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African civil society needs more than promises on paper

A new Forus report shows how laws, government rules, digital pressure, hostile narratives and donor practices can reinforce restrictions and what it would take to turn international commitments into meaningful protection and participation. By Clarisse Sih and Bibbi Abruzzini, Forus Ask a civil society leader in…

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