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Police abuses in Nigeria sparked the enormous #EndSARS movement that calls for reforms, and despite the fact that it has considering the fact that been suppressed, the momentum for higher accountability and respect for human rights continued. NED’s partners pushed back against government repression, pressed for greater inclusivity, and took to social media to popularize democratic values. Civil society activists who helped lay the foundations for Sudan’s peaceful revolution received NED’s annual Democracy Award, which was bestowed practically due to the pandemic, but nevertheless galvanized international recognition of the transition. NED’s grantmaking also rose to meet the challenge with improved...