Freedoms Under Threat: The Spread of Anti-NGO Measures in Africa

Freedom House released a report outlining actions against nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) by governments across Africa. Entitled Freedom Under Threat: The Spread of Anti-NGO Measures in Africa, the report finds that 12 African countries have passed laws that improperly constrain NGOs in the last 15 years, while six more have anti-NGO measures pending. In six countries, restrictive legislation has been abandoned by executives, rejected by legislatures, or invalidated by courts, often in the face of push-back from civil society.