Bernardo Venturi - @bervent.bsky.social

Global politics • Peacebuilding • EU Foreign Policy • Africa-EU • Sahel • Moldova •
Co-founder & Head of Research&Policy @agencypb • Associate Fellow @iaionline

[AffarInternazionali @AffInt]

🇹🇿 #Tanzania: dopo le elezioni del 29 ottobre con un poco credibile 97,6% per Samia Suluhu Hassan, il Paese affronta i giorni più traumatici dall'Indipendenza. Proteste, opposizione messa fuori legge e una stretta autoritaria sempre più dura
🖋️ @bervent ↘️
https://t.co/bPEMw5tP5K

[LHRC @humanrightstz]

Today, 7th November 2025, we, the undersigned Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), strongly condemn widespread human rights violations that occurred before, during, and after Tanzania’s 2025 General Elections.

These include killings of civilians, unlawful arrests, abductions, enforced disappearances, suppression of media freedoms, an internet shutdown, and denial of due process rights.

There are verified reports of excessive use of force against unarmed demonstrators, including reprisal killings of civilians, some in their own homes. Families have been left traumatized, and children have witnessed violence against their parents.

Journalists were not spared: Master Tindwa (Clouds Media) was killed at his home in Temeke, Kelvin Lameck Mwakangondya (Baraka FM, Mbeya) was killed while on duty, A journalist from Azam Media was seriously injured, and two others, Godfrey Thomas (Ayo TV) and Alphonce Kusaga (Sunrise Radio), were arrested in Arusha. A religious leader, Sheikh Msopa, was shot dead at his home in Dar es Salaam.

We also note reports of mass arrests and detentions of hundreds of civilians, particularly youth, across several regions, many still held without bail or court appearance. For six consecutive days since 29th October, the nationwide internet shutdown restricted access to information, monitoring of elections, and exposure of rights violations, in direct breach of Article 18 of the Constitution and international obligations.

We stand in solidarity with all victims and urge the Government to:
1️⃣ Release all detainees or bring them before the court.
2️⃣ Allow families to bury their loved ones.
3️⃣ Permit independent investigations into the killings.
4️⃣ Prosecute those responsible.
5️⃣ Uphold freedom of expression and the media.
6️⃣ Work toward reconciliation and national healing.
7️⃣ Compensate affected families.

Signed by: LHRC, Twaweza, Foundation for Civil Society, JamiiAfrica, Msichana Initiative, Centre for Strategic Litigation, and Internet Governance Tanzania Working Group.

📄 Full statement attached.

[Agency for Peacebuilding @agencypb]

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[Farida Ally @Faridahally2]

This statement is disappointing and shows how out of touch the AU has become. You can’t keep endorsing sham elections and still claim to stand for democracy. Tanzania did not have credible elections, period. Time to rethink what the AU really stands for. @_AfricanUnion

[Africa Today Media Group @africatodayMG]

Tanzania

Once Samia Hassan was declared the winner of the presidential elections, Gen Z stormed the roads. Reports indicate that they stoned the Rapid Transport, burnt shops & marched into different cities

More footages will be out as soon as Internet is restored In Tanzania

[Frankline Nyongesa @Nyongesa_F]

🇹🇿 Third day of protests in tanzania over disputed elections.

Thousands of protesters are now matching towards the city capital

Stay here for real time updates

Follow: @FrankMatnez

[NetBlocks @netblocks]

⚠ Update: #Tanzania remains offline ~8 hours after a national blackout on election day, as news emerges that a curfew is now in place; the measure marks a significant decline in the country's internet freedom, threatening the transparency and credibility of the election process

[Agency for Peacebuilding @agencypb]

A full house at our Geneva Peace Week workshop with @cmioffice & @CyberpeaceInst
We explored how #AI can both risk and reinforce #peacebuilding: from echo chambers & bias to early warning & conflict analysis

#GPW2025 #genevapeaceweek

[Bernardo Venturi - @bervent.bsky.social @bervent]

Join us in Geneva next week!

[Agency for Peacebuilding @agencypb]

Geneva Peace Week is coming! 🗓️
We’re hosting a session on responsible AI in peacebuilding:
🤖 Opportunities & boundaries
⚖️ Ethics & inclusion
🌍 Co-creating a practical Code of Conduct

📅 15 Oct | 13:00–14:30 | C2, Pétale 5
More info: https://t.co/MFJiswl3ge

[Paula Erizanu @paulaerizanu]

At 96% of votes counted, pro-European ruling PAS gets 54 out of 101 seats in Parliament

[Agency for Peacebuilding @agencypb]

On Sept 21, at Cinema Modernissimo in Bologna, we gathered for a screening of Quo Vadis, Aida? by Jasmila Žbanić, a powerful, Oscar-nominated film on the #Srebrenica tragedy, 30 years on.
A night of remembrance, dialogue & the start of our 10th anniversary journey

[Agency for Peacebuilding @agencypb]

🎬 Il 21 settembre, Giornata della Pace, a @cinetecabologna per la proiezione di “Quo Vadis, Aida?”, a 30 anni da Srebrenica.

Una serata di memoria e riflessione che apre le celebrazioni dei 10 anni di @agencypb

🎟️ Biglietti: https://t.co/EZCRGLy3US

[Timbuktu Institute @Timbuktuacps]

Risques sécuritaires immédiats pour les pays voisins : Le #JNIM cherche à infiltrer les zones frontalières y compris l’Est du #Sénégal & #Mauritanie comme en témoignent les récents incidents sécuritaires
https://t.co/djepvR6NG8

[AffarInternazionali @AffInt]

Il #Sahel nella stretta tra violenza jihadista e autoritarismo

🖋️ L’articolo di @bervent ⤵️
https://t.co/MeNrTT6pTK

[Pandora Rivista @pandorarivista]

Il ritorno alla normalità della guerra. Un articolo di @Stephano_M e @bervent di @agencypb: https://t.co/F0HknoGkNT

[Agency for Peacebuilding @agencypb]

Quando la guerra diventa “normale”, è la pace a dover tornare rivoluzionaria.
Ne scrivono @Stephano_M e @bervent su @pandorarivista: recuperare la pace come obiettivo politico, strategico e concreto.

✍️ https://t.co/Z0EuMRofkA

[Stefano Marinelli @Stephano_M]

Con @bervent per @agencypb abbiamo scritto su @pandorarivista di quanto sia pericolosa e irrazionale la normalizzazione della guerra che si sta affermando nel discorso pubblico.
https://t.co/xUEPbHiNWA

[Bernardo Venturi - @bervent.bsky.social @bervent]

@Johnndiritu001 @Kenyans Why?

[Agency for Peacebuilding @agencypb]

🗣️ @bervent key features for Strategic Foresight to succeed:
1️⃣ topical, methodical, and process expertise;
2️⃣ encouraging creativity and lateral thinking to get fresh concepts and visions;
3️⃣ fostering close relationships with policymakers and stakeholders

[Agency for Peacebuilding @agencypb]

In a world of fast-moving crises, strategic foresight isn’t optional, it’s essential.
Join us at Bologna Peacebuilding Forum for the launch of our new policy paper: “Strategic Foresight and Conflict Prevention in Foreign Policy”
🗓️ 7-9 May
🔗 Register: https://t.co/a1uS07dgOj