#Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU-PF is once again brazenly tightening its grip on power through an overhaul of the constitution. The proposed legislation extends presidential terms from 5 to 7 years and strips citizens of the right to directly elect their leader.
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#Mali
"An appeals court in Mali's capital, Bamako, has upheld a two-year prison sentence for former Prime Minister Moussa Mara, the latest demonstration of the military junta's intent to suppress free expression in the country."
https://t.co/LiM54M24L6 (via @hrw)
Tundu Lissu, #Tanzania's leading pro-democracy voice, remains unjustly detained— victim of a deadly crackdown in what has become a totalitarian police state. This is part of a coordinated assault on democracy. Demand his immediate release. #FreeTunduLissu
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Tomorrow's 'election' in #Guinea is merely a selection organized by the military junta to provide a veneer of legitimacy to a wholly illegitimate exercise. The most serious opponent, @Cellou_UFDG, has been excluded with media and civil society sidelined.
https://t.co/e6xFMA8YY0
#Tanzania
"[@SuluhuSamia] portrayed herself as a soft-spoken motherly figure, but then she unleashed terror with a smiling face ... Tanzania has been turned into a killing field, a crime scene." -@Oleshangay
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Billionaire Mo Ibrahim criticizes “inappropriate and unacceptable” Tanzanian election as President Samia Suluhu Hassan is sworn in.
He calls out autocratic traits that many African leaders would never admit to publicly
#CNNGlobalPerspectives
No electoral result reported at 98% is credible. In this case in #Tanzania, key opposition figures were detained, there was pre-election violence, & since the election 100s of people are reported to have been killed by security forces. These are desperate days for Tanzania 🇹🇿.
The Platform for African Democrats renews its call for Tanzanian authorities to cease its repression. “The lengths to which the state has gone to silence voices of peaceful dissent and opposition to the ruling regime belies its pretence of being a democratic, open society.”
En el marco del #DíaMundialDeLasCiudades, en Ambiente Bogotá firmamos hoy un convenio con @WWFColombia para fortalecer la planeación y el manejo de nuestras 32 áreas protegidas, que comprenden humedales, parques ecológicos de montaña y paisajes sostenibles.
El apoyo técnico nos permitirá establecer indicadores de efectividad y conectividad ecológica y social, y desarrollar esquemas de gobernanza compartidos, integradores de distintas visiones culturales y sociales.
#AquíSíPasa | Así avanzamos para tener un sistema de áreas protegidas más efectivo, con mayores y mejores contribuciones para mitigar los efectos del cambio climático por el bienestar de nuestra gente.
Una #CiudadInteligente usa la tecnología para mejorar la eficacia de la operación urbana y de los servicios para cubrir las necesidades de la población y mejorar su calidad de vida. 📲 Conoce más del #DíaMundialdelasCiudades desde Bogotá, Colombia en https://t.co/Gx44Jpcl2X
Conéctense a la transmisión de la inauguración del #DíaMundialDeLasCiudades 2025, un evento global que eligió a Bogotá como sede oficial para reunir voces, ideas y acciones que transformen el futuro urbano.
Hoy dimos apertura al #DíaMundialDeLasCiudades de @UNHABITAT, un evento que ratifica que somos una ciudad que inspira al mundo.
Ser anfitriones de esta charla global sobre desarrollo y urbanismo es un reconocimiento al esfuerzo colectivo por construir una ciudad más equitativa, sostenible y centrada en la gente.
Hemos convertido los programas de vivienda y revitalización en motores de reactivación económica, en formas de convivencia y en ejemplos de cooperación internacional.
Agradezco al alcalde @CarlosFGalan, a @ElkinVelasquezM de @onuhabitat y a todos los invitados y speakers internacionales, su participación en este espacio de reflexión el futuro de las ciudades.
Bogotá inauguró el #DíaMundialDeLasCiudades, un evento de la Organización de Naciones Unidas (ONU) que este año eligió a nuestra ciudad como su sede.
Cambio climático, vivienda digna, revitalización urbana y reactivación económica son algunos de los temas de este evento mundial.
Conéctense a la transmisión de la inauguración del #DíaMundialDeLasCiudades 2025, un evento global que eligió a Bogotá como sede oficial para reunir voces, ideas y acciones que transformen el futuro urbano. https://t.co/O3LHY23mWP
PAD further calls on authorities to ensure the safety and well-being of CHADEMA Chairman @TunduALissu and Deputy Chairman @HecheJohn, each of whose right to life and liberty is being gravely endangered. PAD calls for their immediate and unconditional release.
Tundu Lissu has been in arbitrary detention for 202 days. His continued detention has been highlighted in our recent briefing as one of the ways through which the Tanzanian government is weaponizing the criminal justice system against political opponents.
https://t.co/2qkuSssWfx
#Tanzania: The adjournment of Tundu Lissu’s treason trial to 3 November, 4 days after the 29 October general elections, is a clear confirmation that his persecution is part of a coordinated, state-sponsored campaign to suppress political opposition.
#HumanRightsUnderAttackTZ