Human Rights NGOs Losing Ground in Africa as China and Russia Expand Influence, Report Warns

Human rights non-governmental organizations are at risk of losing their influence in Africa, which would create an opportunity for foreign adversaries such as China and Russia to fill the void left by Western nations, one think tank warns.

A new report released by the Henry Jackson Society, a foreign policy think tank based in London, finds that human rights NGOs are struggling with a crisis of confidence worldwide in part due to poor messaging or a lack of engagement in developing countries. Africa is one such case study of the challenges that the global-minded nonprofits face.

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Human rights non-governmental organizations are at risk of losing their influence in Africa, which would create an opportunity for foreign adversaries such as China and Russia to fill the void left by Western nations, one think tank warns.

A new report released by the Henry Jackson Society, a foreign policy think tank based in London, finds that human rights NGOs are struggling with a crisis of confidence worldwide in part due to poor messaging or a lack of engagement in developing countries. Africa is one such case study of the challenges that the global-minded nonprofits face.