Quotes

'Despite some positive government statements, HRW has noted that Burundi has not carried out meaningful reform to address longstanding concerns related to governance, justice, or accountability.'   

Louis Charbonneau, UN Director at Human Rights Watch, prior to  Burundi being elected to the UN General Assembly Human Rights Council 

‘This time again, as in 1999, the police are the main target.’ 

Jocelyn Chan Low, political analyst, on Mauritius experiencing its worst riots since 1999 amid demands for cannabis to be decriminalised 

‘Pangram (AI-detection software) is itself AI-powered. Why should its assessment be treated as definitive?’ 

– Modupe Daramola, Nigerian publisher, following claims that Zimbabwean writer Simbarashe Kundizeza used AI to write his short story, which won this year's Caine Prize for African Writing 

‘Announcing an election schedule through a process driven by one side, and rejected by the opposition, is effectively declaring a new conflict.’ 

Omar Said, Mogadishu resident, after Somalia announced that parliamentary and presidential elections would be held next year