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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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VACANCY: The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom is looking for an enthusiastic freedom-lover who wants to join our team in Johannesburg to work full-time as Regional Project Assistant on issues such as liberal democracy, human rights, economic freedom and innovation in Africa. The Regional Project Assistant reports directly to the Regional Director sub-Saharan Africa.
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Reflecting on LGBT+ rights in Africa #PrideMonth The LGBT+ community is mostly forced to remain behind closed doors due to safety and legal concerns in most of Africa, something that needs to change in parallel to global trends. ℹ️ https://freiheit.org/sub-saharan-africa/reflecting-lgbt-rights-africa
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The European Union's influence in Africa is rapidly diminishing, whilst China's influence is simultaneously rising. This is proven by the African Perceptions of the European Union and China Engagement study results commissioned by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom in East Africa. The first study among more than 1600 decision-makers from 25 African countries 👉 https://shop.freiheit.org/#!/Publikation/1278… The study further holds recommendations for both European politicians and policymakers, and African policymakers.
