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Civil liberties

Duterte’s dreadful human-rights record

Human-rights abuses and extrajudicial killings have become common in the Philippines

Democracy

Facebook investor: democracy and freedom are incompatible

Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel is more dangerous than an FT portrait admits

USA

The US needs to build back better

President Joe Biden so far has failed to get Congress to pass important climate policies

Mali

It is hard to see how ECOWAS can escape stalemate

Because Mali’s military regime has postponed elections, ECOWAS has imposed sanctions.

Democracy

Looming minority rule in the USA

Joe Biden’s global influence is diminished by an unrepresentative Senate

Violent conflict

Reasons why the AU is dithering while Ethiopia burns

Only Ethiopians can solve Ethiopia’s problems

Our view

The truth must be remembered

Those who suppress the historical truth, ultimately want to suppress people

DR Congo

In run-up to elections, chaos looms once again in DR Congo

Credible and fair elections are needed, but look unlikely in view of political tensions in the DR Congo

Sudan

Sudan’s uncertain journey towards democracy

Though civilian prime minister is back in office after coup attempt, the situation in Khartoum remains tense

Our view

The common good depends on women’s empowerment

Gender justice concerns not only women, but society in general

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Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.