State of Emergency

“We Can’t Protest So We Pray”: Anguish in Amhara During Ethiopia’s State of Emergency 

By James Jeffrey
As dawn breaks in Bahir Dar, men prepare boats beside Lake Tana to take to its island monasteries the tourists that are starting to return.

Communication Blackout, Rights Abuses in Nigeria’s Emergency States

By Toye Olori
Residents in the three Nigerian states where a state of emergency has been declared are living in fear as food prices soar and government soldiers conduct door to door campaigns to root out terrorists.


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