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In East Africa, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom has been managing projects in Tanzania and Kenya from 1991. Since the early 1990s, Tanzania has been going through a political and economic transition process towards a pluralistic political system and a free market economy.
The Foundation supports its partners to build political leadership and party structures. We assist in strengthening civil society for democratic legitimate governance that guarantees and protects freedom of opinion, freedom of assembly, accountability and that creates opportunities for development and growth. The Foundation supports political partners to foster pluralistic societies and multiparty political
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East Africa needs a liberal restart to protect and promote civil liberties
The past year has been hard for East Africans. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on the health and economies of our nations. As the threat of further waves persist and international travel, tourism and business remains largely on hold, things will continue to be difficult. We face a long road ahead in navigating a path to economic recovery and a challenging vaccine roll-out.
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Tanzania – protecting the rights of women and children
In Tanzania’s Kilimanjaro region, many human rights abuses affecting women and children give rise to concern. Customary law, which is still applied by traditional chiefs, exacerbates the situation as it neither protects nor strengthens the rights of these groups in need of protection.
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Results of the Africa Freedom & Covid-19 survey
Support for the anti-virus measures is widespread across Africa, but there are concerns about the safeguarding of freedoms. Africans are sharply divided over government intrusion in economic freedoms and civil liberties, they don’t blame the crisis on globalization and free trade, and they are angry about corruption and dishonest government putting health systems at risk.
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"Africa – State Control of Internet and Fake News in Times of Covid-19”
Fake news and disinformation are a growing problem in the digital age. Messenger services and social media make the distribution of such unchecked information, which is often associated with emotional images or videos, fast and easy. "The opportunities for spreading fake news are almost unlimited," explains Agnieszka Walorska, a German technology innovation expert. It is difficult to tell whether the information is verified and based on facts.
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LGBTQ Rights in sub-Saharan Africa
As of June 2019, 32 out of 54 African countries outlaw same-sex activity, according to Human Rights Watch (HRW) (Komane, 2019). The situation in Africa differs signi cantly from Europe where same-sex activity has been legalised across the continent, and 28 of the 44 countries recognise either same-sex marriage or civil unions (WEF, 2019).
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Is the future of government in coalition? The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom in Sub-Saharan Africa interrogates coalitions for liberals in African political parties reflecting on the recently launched Africa Liberal Network (ALN) Coalition Handbook. The main reason for these discussions is to answer these critical question: Can a liberal legacy be built and sustained through working in coalition arrangements and do coalitions dilute on liberal values? The discussions are moderated by Hon. Ms Refiloe Nt’sekhe of the Democratic Alliance in South Africa, she is joined by Senator Radu Mihail (Romania), Mr Putra Nababan (Indonesia), Mr Vinay Mishra (India) and Mr Raimar Wagner from FNF in Romania. It also includes featured appearances by Mr Manfred Richter who is the FNF Treasurer and Member of the Board, Hon. Ms Rym Mahjoub (Tunisia), Felipe Kast Sommerhoff (Chile), ALN strategic partners Martijn Bolkestein and Marjolein de Jong of the VVD and D66 (Netherlands) respectively.
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Jotter is an upcoming App service for learners without internet connection in Zimbabwe that can help breakdown barriers to the basic human right that is access to education. During the COVID-19 pandemic, distance learning was introduced to help reduce the spread of the virus. This initiative is submitted by Bongani Dube after FNF Africa's invitation to innovators, creatives and entrepreneurs following World Creativity and Innovation Day 2021 calling for discussions on new ideas based on the experiences from the COVID-19 pandemic that are primarily linked to education. We ask, what can we learn from the pandemic, let's talk new ideas! #Restart21
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Eswatini, das zwischen Südafrika und Mosambik liegt, und früher als Swasiland bekannt war, kommt seit dem Tod eines Jurastudenten im Mai nicht zur Ruhe. Die Polizei gibt an, dass der Mann bei einem Autounfall ums Leben gekommen sei. Studierende machen jedoch die Polizei für seinen Tod verantwortlich. Als sich der Protest der Bevölkerung auf die Straße verlagert, verhängt der vom König eingesetzte Premierminister Themba Masuku kurzerhand ein Demonstrationsverbot, welches mit der Verbreitung des Corona-Virus begründet wird. Das wütende Volk plündert daraufhin zahlreiche mit dem Königshaus in Verbindung gebrachte Geschäfte und zündet sie an. Binnen kurzer Zeit folgen auf die zum Teil sogar tödlichen Proteste gegen Polizeigewalt Forderungen nach umfassenden politischen Reformen. Die Vereinten Nationen zeigen sich angesichts der Lage in dem Land mit seinen rund 1,2 Millionen Einwohnern besorgt und fordern eine unabhängige Untersuchung der Ereignisse. In Afrikas letztem absolutistischen Königreich gab es in den vergangenen zwanzig Jahren immer wieder Proteste gegen die Herrschaft und den Lebensstil des 53-jährigen Monarchen Mswati III. Doch so wütend und gewalttätig wie in den vergangenen Wochen waren die Proteste noch nie. Zwar hoffen die Demonstrierenden auf Reformen, doch eine organisierte Opposition gibt es nicht. Politische Parteien sind in Eswatini seit 1973 verboten. Einzelne Volksvertreter und Volksvertreterinnen werden höchstens auf lokaler Ebene gewählt. Bei unserem Webtalk werden wir thematisieren, welche Perspektive die Menschen in Eswatini und in besonderem die jüngeren Bürgerinnen und Bürger mit Blick auf Demokratie und Freiheit haben. Hoffnungen auf umfassende demokratische Reformen sind laut dem »Guardian« gering. Mit unseren Gästen möchten wir versuchen einzuschätzen, welche Entwicklung die politische Situation in der Monarchie nehmen wird.
