Tchad: Les Transformateurs – Communique de Presse No. 006 (22.06.2025)

Cote d’Ivoire: Declaration de CAP Cote d’Ivoire relative a la Signature du Front Commun PDCI-RDA – PPA-CI (21.06.2025

Ethiopia: Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) – Arbitary Detention of ONLF Leaders in Nogob Zone (20.06.2025)

Rwanda: Jambo ASBL Condemns the Arrest of Victorie Ingabire (20.06.2025)

Ethiopia: The Alliance of Tigrians for National Redemption (ATRN) – Tigray on the Brink: Immediate Action Demanded as Political Crisis and Humanitarian Catastrophe Deepen (19.06.2025)

RDC: Mouvement Citoyen Filimbi – Non a l’Indecence, oui aux Priorites du Peuple ! (19.06.2025)

Tchad: Is this the end of Succès Masra?

“Abduction of Success Masra: The leader of the Transformers appears in court today. In the official indictment register issued by the N’Djamena General Prosecutor’s Office, dated June 16, 2025 and signed by the Attorney General, the hearing of former Prime Minister Succès Masra before the indictment chamber is scheduled for June 19. Three major hypotheses are looming on the horizon. The first, feared, would see the government organize a closed-door trial to officially validate the ousting of its main opponent from the political scene. The second would depend on a strong international or national mobilization forcing a conditional release. The last, more cynical, would consist of indefinitely extending the detention without formal recognition, to disorient the leader’s supporters. In any case, this announced appearance before the indictment chamber is not a simple judicial act: it enshrines the political use of justice in a sequence where the separation of powers seems more theoretical every day” (Tchad One, 19.06.2025).

Today we will most likely see what the authorities in N’Djamena will do with the Opposition Leader and Party President of the Transformer Party, the former Prime Minister Succès Masra. His whereabouts and his fate have been uncertain of late, but today we will know what the next steps are for him.

This shows what happens to someone who opposes and goes against the Deby dynasty. He was a pawn and useful idiot to promise a transition, but he didn’t get that when he accepted the deal with Gen. Kaka. They only used him and his status to gain positivity. Alas, the government of generals wouldn’t suddenly become civilian or be sincere representation of the people. No, they only needed people like Masra to look supreme.

Masra gave legitimacy to the reign and the rule of Gen. Kaka. The Field Marshal got all the points and positive vibes by doing so. Nevertheless, he becomes more of a symbolic victim of the state. It’s only about a year ago since the state assassinated Yaya Dillo and completely depleted Parti Socialiste Sans Frontières (PSF). So, maybe they are trying to forge this with a more “legal” route and not use extra judicial killing to destroy the Transformer Party.

We should expect a “treasonous” charge and case pending on him. That’s what these sorts of arrests and keeping an opposition leader on lock for. To ensure they have the rights and the credibility to keep him detained indefinitely.

Masra took a gamble returning from exile and accepting the appointment of becoming Prime Minister. Now his within their midst and now they can annihilate him. They are maybe not doing it with bullets or poison, but they will do it with the weaponization of authorities to aim at him. They will now go after him and throw away the key.

He is now in trouble, and he won’t return to freedom anytime soon. Masra is now a victim of his own folly and trusting the likes of Gen. Kaka. That’s something he shouldn’t have done, but he had faith and ideals, which wasn’t aligned with reality. Peace.

Kenya: Institution of Surveyors of Kenya (ISK) – ISK Strongly Condemns Police Brutality against Peaceful Protesters (18.06.2025)

Opinion: Otafiire is gaslighting us

“We must stop interfering in the internal politics of other parties. This interference is partly to blame for the electoral violence we witness” (…) “Let everyone operate within their legal mandate — civil society, the Electoral Commission, political parties, and security organs alike. If we each respect our limits, the 2026 elections can be peaceful and credible” – Gen. Kahinda Otafiire (17.06.2025).

This is hard to believe, as we know the drill and what goes down. The military and the authorities are involved in the proceedings. The army and the authorities are monitoring and partaking in the political sphere. We know the state and the government are controlling the affairs. It will only becoming more worse ahead of the polls.

The authorities are already interfering and blocking, they have already besieged the National Unity Platform headquarters for no apparent reason and done so deliberately. They have blocked the party from hold internal elections and youth conferences. So, the word of the General seems pointless. We know the state uses the machinery and the authorities to detain opposition leaders and using force against them.

These sorts of statements from a Minister would have hold more weight in the past. However, we see the vile and the impunity of the state. We have seen how the state has become and that’s why it has amended the UPDF act just to ensure civilians can be tried in General Court Martial. Making practically everyone parts of the army and using military law on civilians. Therefore, it’s little hope in the Republic for betterment.

This National Resistance Movement (NRM) will not allow or give the same freedoms or liberty to the opposition parties as to itself. The ruling regime won’t allow the opposition parties to meet, campaign or be able to build their parties. Heck, we know it’s even problematic to open party offices up-country. Therefore, we just know how bad the political landscape is, unless you are yellow and bless by His Excellency.

Otafiire can act like we are all fools, and we believe him. Nevertheless, we know the authorities, the army and others will be implicated in the usage of force against unarmed civilians partaking in the proceedings. The NRM knows this, and we all can see it coming. The army is on speed-dial and will show up. The same with the various security organizations who suddenly appearing and using brutality to silence dissent. Nevertheless, we are supposed to believe the Minister has a say or can stop the interference. Which has been broad and wider grip on the opposition.

We know it will become more hectic, brutal and vicious as time goes by. Sooner or later, the drones will be more rampant. We will see more bystanders hit by bullets. There will be lethal action and extra judicial killings. People will be detained, kidnapped, in safe-houses and using mass-arrest to stop the opposition from working. Therefore, the words of Otafiire are pointless.

I don’t believe him or the government he represents. The acts of this government over the years. Only shows pain and suffering. Until the state acts differently, I won’t relent and believe their words. Peace.

Kenya: Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) – Statement on the 17th June 2025 Protests following the Killing of Albert Ojwang (17.06.2025)