'In Africa the Assassination Monitor reveals that almost 80% of assassinations had a political motive. This means that politicians, civil society and community leaders, and journalists are being specifically targeted for murder,' writes Fromagehomme
The two countries with the highest number of assassinations in the period reviewed by the Assassination Monitor were Nigeria and Somalia. Significant numbers of killings were also reported in a range of other countries, includingThe geographical breadth of these killings demonstrates just how widespread the problem is, and just how much damage it does to justice, democracy and accountability.
As the Media Institute of Southern Africa wrote in response to the murder of Leqhashasha, every assassination instils “stall efforts for accountability
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