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Richard Mugobo & Khanyo Farisè

Kenyan Boniface Mwangi after a street protest in 2020. In 2025, he was driven to an unknown location, stripped naked, beaten by state security officers. Photo: File (2020)

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9 SEP 2025

African states silence dissenting voices through enforced disappearances

Governments on the continent are using enforced disappearances to silence political opposition but, as cases rise, only 21 of 55 states have ratified a key convention

Richard Mugobo & Khanyo Farisè

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