Cost of war: How Africa’s shrinking civic space is putting every profession at risk

Author: Aggrey Mutambo and Hilary KimuyuPublished on: November 8, 2026Country: Sudan

World / InternationalSociety & Lifestyle

Cost of war: How Africa’s shrinking civic space is putting every profession at risk

When war erupted in Sudan, Rana Abdelghafar Ismail, a successful lawyer in Khartoum, lost her legal practice and had to flee. The available text provides no further details about her experience or other professions affected by shrinking civic space in Africa.

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