Development Effectiveness

Uganda’s civic space is defined by a complex interplay of political constraints, regulatory clawbacks of constitutionally guaranteed rights and freedoms, and infrastructural challenges. The 1995 Constitution, under Article 29...

The Market Creation Platform of the Investing in Young Businesses in Africa (MCP-IYBA) is a pioneering initiative designed to advance EU development cooperation and the Global Gateway strategy. By tackling one of the most pressing...

Notes of the third meeting of the LAC-EU Civil Society Forum Steering Group

Zimbabwe’s civic space remains severely constrained by escalating state repression, restrictive legislation, and political intolerance. Civil society organisations (CSOs) and community-based organisations (CBOs) operate under...

Argentine civil society has an outstanding history of participation in democracy building following the last civil-military dictatorship of 1976-1983 and has been particularly active in the defence of human rights and fundamental...

Eswatini, an absolute monarchy, remains classified as a "closed" country according to the latest CIVICUS rating, with a legislative environment that continues to be hostile toward civil society and human rights defenders. Laws...

The political and human rights situation in Sudan has significantly deteriorated since the coup of 25 October 2021, executed jointly by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and their allies from...

On 1 February 2021, the military junta, led by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, attempted to overthrow the government in response to a landslide election victory by the National League for Democracy (NLD), which they deemed...