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Bobi Wine: The People’s President | Official Trailer | National Geographic Documentary Films
YouTube video by National Geographic Bobi Wine: The People’s President | Official Trailer | National Geographic Documentary Films

It’s worth more than all the “motivational speeches” in the world; some struggles are inspiring and must not be forgotten.

02.02.2026 19:54 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Les sacrifices d’une jeunesse birmane en rĂ©sistance A travers ses images, le photographe Robin Tutenges raconte la vie de rĂ©sistance de jeunes hommes et femmes combattant l’armĂ©e birmane pour tenter de retrouver la dĂ©mocratie, qu’ils ont Ă  peine connue...

"Through his images, photographer Robin Tutenges tells the story of the resistance lives of young men and women fighting the Burmese military in an effort to win back democracy, something they have barely known.

The Burmese revolution is very much alive."

02.02.2026 19:42 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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En Birmanie, la rĂ©sistance en quĂȘte d’une «nouvelle stratĂ©gie» face Ă  une armĂ©e en reconquĂȘte Cinq ans aprĂšs le coup d’Etat, la junte qui a regagnĂ© des positions et organisĂ© une farce Ă©lectorale, a fait reculer les forces de la rĂ©sistance. GrĂące au soutien de la Chine et de la Russie et au rec...

"Five years after the coup d’état, the junta, having regained ground and staged a sham election, has partially pushed back the resistance forces, thanks to support from China and Russia, and to the use of drones and air strikes."

02.02.2026 19:11 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

« Images and videos verified by major international media outlets including the BBC and CNN appear to show fleeing protesters shot from behind, bodies piled in morgues and satellite evidence indicating the digging of mass graves. »

21.01.2026 18:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Uganda election: Museveni’s expected win will deepen succession and Gen-Z challenges Pressure to deliver economic improvement for young people – and questions over his succession – will define the president’s seventh term if he wins as expected.

www.chathamhouse.org/2026/01/ugan...

21.01.2026 18:11 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Tanzania’s election violence: Deflecting blame will only do more harm Once envied for its political stability, Tanzania is forever changed after the election day killings of protesters. The government’s diversion of blame risks compounding the damage ahead of more plann...

www.chathamhouse.org/2025/12/tanz...

21.01.2026 18:08 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Cameroun: pas de libĂ©ration provisoire pour les plus de 140 dĂ©tenus de la crise post-Ă©lectorale Plus de 140 dĂ©tenus de la crise post-Ă©lectorale d’octobre 2025 ont comparu devant le tribunal militaire de YaoundĂ© hier, mardi 8 janvier. En dĂ©tention prĂ©ventive depuis plus de 2 mois, ils sont jugĂ©s


“In pretrial detention for more than two months, they are being tried for ‘spreading false news, unlawful assembly, group rebellion, and failure to produce an identity card’ for having taken part in protest demonstrations against the announced results of the October 12 presidential election.”

19.01.2026 18:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Ouganda : Yoweri Museveni réélu pour un septiĂšme mandat dans un climat « marquĂ© par une rĂ©pression et une intimidation gĂ©nĂ©ralisĂ©es » L’ancien guĂ©rillero, ĂągĂ© de 81 ans, prolonge ses presque quarante ans de rĂšgne en continuant Ă  s’appuyer sur un contrĂŽle total de l’appareil Ă©lectoral et sĂ©curitaire.

“The vote took place in a climate ‘marked by widespread repression and intimidation,’ according to the UN. Goodluck Jonathan, head of observer mission from the AU, reported ‘intimidation, arrests, and abductions of opposition leaders, candidates, supporters, media outlets, and civil society actors’”

19.01.2026 18:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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La terreur, ultime moteur du rĂ©gime iranien ÉDITORIAL. PrivĂ©e du moteur idĂ©ologique de ses dĂ©buts et de la lĂ©gitimitĂ© Ă©lectorale, la RĂ©publique islamique tourne Ă  vide, comme le dĂ©montre la brutalitĂ© sans prĂ©cĂ©dent de l’écrasement du soulĂšvemen...

“A leaden blanket has fallen again over the Iranian people. In blood. Their uprising, sparked on 28 December 2025 by the dramatic collapse of the national currency, was crushed in an unprecedented outburst of violence.”

19.01.2026 01:43 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Uganda election results show Yoweri Museveni leading Bobi Wine as opposition supporters killed in overnight clashes President Museveni has about 75% of the vote with results in from more than half of all polling stations.

"Opposition MP Kivumbi told the AFP agency that soldiers and police fired tear gas and then live bullets at hundreds of people who were following early results at his home.
"Ten were killed inside my house" he said.
Human rights activist Agather Atuhaire confirmed this account to Reuters."

16.01.2026 17:56 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

"“We were civilians. We were not armed. It was 3:00 a.m. I don’t know what we had done wrong. It was so loud (the sound of the gunfire, editor’s note). I couldn’t believe what was happening to me, and what was happening to my country,” she said."

16.01.2026 16:51 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Ouganda : un dĂ©putĂ© d’opposition dĂ©nonce l’assassinat de dix de ses partisans par l’armĂ©e En Ouganda, un dĂ©putĂ© du parti de l’opposant Bobi Wine a affirmĂ© vendredi 16 janvier que dix de ses partisans ont Ă©tĂ© tuĂ©s par l’armĂ©e Ă  son domicile. Cette accusation intervient alors que les tension...

"While many of those present fled into the surrounding plantations, “they fired through the door of our garage and killed ten young people, ten young men, campaign workers who had come to help us,” said the law professor, who said she was “shaken.”"

16.01.2026 16:51 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

More than 400 prominent women worldwide — including Nobel laureates, former presidents and prime ministers, parliamentarians, UN special rapporteurs, media personalities, sporting icons and leading human rights defenders — have signed an urgent public statement calling for her immediate release.

23.12.2025 16:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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“Woman, Resistance, Freedom” – Appeal by 400 Prominent Women to Stop Execution of Zahra Tabari in Iran - Iran 1988 Massacre Justice for Victims of 1988 Massacre in Iran (JVMI) -Iran1988.org

Zahra Tabari, a 67-year-old Iranian mother and engineer, is at imminent risk of execution for holding up a banner bearing the words “Woman, Resistance, Freedom.”

23.12.2025 16:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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AprĂšs la tentative de coup d’Etat au BĂ©nin, le Nigeria a frappĂ© des cibles Ă  Cotonou La CommunautĂ© Ă©conomique des Etats d’Afrique de l’Ouest a fait savoir, de son cĂŽtĂ©, qu’elle avait « ordonnĂ© le dĂ©ploiement immĂ©diat » dans le pays de troupes venant du Nigeria, de Sierra Leone, de CĂŽt...

With two weeks’ hindsight now
 it’s pretty crazy, isn’t it, when you think about it? And in a way, it’s hopeful.

When ECOWAS has the will to act to safeguard democracy in one of its member states, it actually can.

22.12.2025 22:55 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

"The dominant model, that of administrative multipartyism, cannot answer the two central questions: representation, meaning the idea that every voice counts; and redistribution, meaning that everyone should have access to the basic means of subsistence.”

22.12.2025 22:54 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Achille Mbembe, philosophe : « Nous allons assister Ă  davantage de coups d’Etat en Afrique » Au lendemain de la tentative de putsch au BĂ©nin, dimanche 7 dĂ©cembre, le philosophe et politologue camerounais estime que le temps est « à la force et Ă  la puissance rĂ©duites Ă  l’essentiel » en Afriqu...

“We need to stop talking about ‘democracy’; it’s a misuse of language."

22.12.2025 22:53 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Wave of Gen-Z Unrest Fells Its First European Government Bulgaria’s government collapsed following youth-driven street protests of the kind that have swept parts of the globe.

"Disgruntled Gen-Z protesters, who have toppled governments and rattled rulers across the world this year, have claimed their first European victory."

20.12.2025 23:54 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A Hongkong, l’opposant prodĂ©mocratie Jimmy Lai reconnu coupable de sĂ©dition et collusion avec l’étranger M.Lai « n’a jamais dĂ©viĂ© de son intention de dĂ©stabiliser le gouvernement » chinois, a dĂ©clarĂ© la juge dans ce procĂšs critiquĂ© par plusieurs pays occidentaux. A 78 ans, l’ex-magnat des mĂ©dias, fondate...

"The verdict is a ‘parody’ of justice, declared the Committee to Protect Journalists. Apple Daily was a fiercely opposition newspaper, critical of the Hong Kong government and the ruling Chinese Communist Party. It was forced to shut down after a police raid on its newsroom."

15.12.2025 03:36 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Le Maroc instaure des quotas de femmes et de jeunes dans les partis politiques aprĂšs les manifestations de la « gen Z » Deux mois aprĂšs les manifestations qui ont secouĂ© le royaume, les projets de loi votĂ©s au Parlement, les 1á”‰Êł et 9 dĂ©cembre, instaurent des quotas de femmes et de jeunes et des incitations Ă  s’engager,...

www.lemonde.fr/afrique/arti...

11.12.2025 17:19 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Au Togo, une rĂ©pression silencieuse Ă©touffe les voix dissidentes La rĂ©forme constitutionnelle d’avril 2024, qui a permis Ă  l’ex-prĂ©sident Faure GnassingbĂ© d’obtenir la prĂ©sidence du conseil, sans limitation de mandat, avait provoquĂ© une vague de contestation au pri...

“The security forces did not have to intervene. No one went out to demonstrate. The repression carried out by the authorities over the past six months against anyone involved in the protests, which left 7 people dead (...), seems to have put an end to the mobilisation of the Togolese.”

11.12.2025 17:19 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Au Maroc, le mouvement « gen Z » refait surface aprĂšs deux mois d’absence FrappĂ©s par une vague d’arrestations sans prĂ©cĂ©dent, les jeunes protestataires, qui s’étaient mobilisĂ©s Ă  la fin de septembre, se sont rassemblĂ©s, mercredi 10 dĂ©cembre, Ă  Rabat et dans plusieurs ville...

“Hit by an unprecedented wave of arrests, the young protesters who had mobilized at the end of September gathered on December 10, in Rabat and several other cities to demand the release of the 2,480 people being prosecuted.”

11.12.2025 17:16 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

"Dr. SuccĂšs Masra, one of the opposition leaders, is in prison, unjustly arrested, jailed and put on trial for charges that have no real basis; we cannot talk about freedom and democracy."

06.12.2025 03:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

“The force used was proportionate to the situation. We are being accused of having used excessive force (
) Were we supposed to sit idly by in the face of this crowd of protesters ready to overthrow the government?”

...

02.12.2025 18:37 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Manifestants tués en Tanzanie : la présidente Samia Suluhu Hassan défend un usage «proportionné» de la force La présidente tanzanienne Samia Suluhu Hassan a défendu mardi un usage «proportionné» de la force contre des manifestants antipouvoir fin octobre et...

"Tanzania had descended into violence after elections that the opposition and foreign observers consider to have been fraudulent. According to the opposition and human rights defenders, more than 1,000 anti-government protesters were killed over several days by the security forces."

02.12.2025 18:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 3    📌 0
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PrĂ©sidentielle au Cameroun : des listes gonflĂ©es aux PV falsifiĂ©s, une Ă©lection de tous les soupçons Bourrages d’urnes, falsifications de procĂšs-verbaux, Ă©tranges disparitĂ©s rĂ©gionales : les irrĂ©gularitĂ©s dĂ©noncĂ©es lors de la prĂ©sidentielle du 12 octobre continuent d’alimenter les doutes sur la lĂ©git...

“Ballot stuffing, falsified tally sheets, pressure on poll watchers: the testimonies compiled by our reporter on the ground point to massive irregularities, while Elecam, the body responsible for verifying the vote, has provided no evidence and imposed no sanctions.”

14.11.2025 17:53 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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AlgĂ©rie : Mohamed Tadjadit, figure du Hirak, condamnĂ© à cinq ans de prison pour « apologie du terrorisme » Une vingtaine d’ONG ont jugĂ© « sans fondement » les accusations visant celui qui est surnommĂ© « le poĂšte du Hirak » en raison des vers qu’il a dĂ©clamĂ©s lors des manifestations massives ayant ponctuĂ© l...

“His persecution (
) is based on his poetry and his peaceful activism, which makes his continued detention a violation of is fundamental rights,” they added, affirming that his trial sent “an alarming signal to all those who raise their voices to defend human rights in Algeria.”

12.11.2025 17:59 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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En Tanzanie, plus de 200 inculpations pour « trahison » aprĂšs la prĂ©sidentielle contestĂ©e Des manifestations spontanĂ©es avaient Ă©clatĂ©, le 29 octobre, jour d’une Ă©lection prĂ©sidentielle tenue sans opposition, remportĂ©e par Samia Suluhu Hassan.

More than 200 people were charged with ‘treason’ in Tanzania in connection with the harshly repressed demonstrations that marked the presidential and legislative elections.

10.11.2025 16:34 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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L’intĂ©gritĂ© des Ă©lections en Tanzanie « compromise », selon l’Union africaine La prĂ©sidente sortante, Samia Suluhu Hassan, a remportĂ© le scrutin du 29 octobre avec 98 % des voix, selon la commission Ă©lectorale. Mais l’opposition, qui a Ă©tĂ© empĂȘchĂ©e de participer, a qualifiĂ© l’é...

“The 2025 general elections in Tanzania did not comply with the principles, normative frameworks, and other international obligations and standards of the AU regarding democratic elections,” states the initial report of the African Union mission.

06.11.2025 18:44 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

He’s trying to latch his case onto the Sahelian juntas’ talking points and onto pan-Africanism—which these days is used to justify anything and everything. Cute.

25.10.2025 15:29 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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