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Burkina Faso: two years post-coup, rights and freedoms under severe threat Burkina Faso OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP In Burkina Faso, the post-coup transition regime has stagnated, with no clear pathway to constitutional restoration. Despite initial promises, authorities who seized power two years ago have systematically dismantled civic and democratic spaces, silencing dissent and restricting […]

Click to expand Image (Nairobi) – A full year since seizing power, Niger’s military authorities have systematically suppressed opposition voices, independent media, and peaceful dissent, according to a joint statement released today by Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH). The junta has carried out arbitrary detentions of former […]

Provenant du podcast Le monde est à nous Par Isabelle Labeyrie Suivre While Russia wages a physical conflict in Ukraine, it simultaneously engages in an influence campaign across Africa. Kémi Séba, a prominent social media personality, stands out as a significant conduit in this effort. He has recently been stripped of his French citizenship. Across […]

Press freedom in Niger is under severe threat as transitional authorities systematically intimidate and detain journalists reporting on the country’s conflict and security issues, Amnesty International has warned. Since the 26 July 2023 coup, when presidential guard commander Abdourahamane Tchiani deposed President Mohamed Bazoum and declared himself head of the National Council for the Safeguarding […]

Amnesty International has voiced profound alarm over the enforced disappearance of Samira Sabou, a prominent Nigerien journalist and blogger. Following her abduction by masked individuals claiming to be security operatives from her Niamey home on September 30, Ousmane Diallo, a Sahel researcher with Amnesty’s regional office for West and Central Africa, has urgently called for […]

Following the military takeover in Niger on July 26, 2023, international reactions were swift and pronounced. Major bodies such as ECOWAS, the African Union, and powerful nations like the USA, France, and Russia quickly articulated their stances. In Bénin, the pronouncements of President Patrice Talon and the prospect of an armed intervention have not been […]

Political tensions in the Niger and the looming threat of a West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) military intervention have raised serious concerns for the Beninese opposition party ‘Les Démocrates’. In an official statement released over the weekend, party leader Eric Houndété expressed grave apprehension over the unfolding coup d’état in Niger, a neighboring […]

urgent call for press freedom protection in Mali and Burkina Faso Newspaper vendor displaying headlines about Burkina Faso’s January 22, 2022 coup on the front page ©Olympie de Maismont – AFP Organisation: RSF_fr RSF_Inter Share: facebook twitter linkedin email Under the leadership of Reporters Without Borders (RSF), nearly 30 human rights and media organizations have […]

Rising measles cases in Niger cause significant health concerns Further analysis on the topic Vaccination: protecting the majority Related medical operations Niger: pediatric care in the southern region Niger: helping refugees and displaced persons in Diffa Dr. François Rubona serves as the medical coordinator for Médecins Sans Frontières in Niger. In response to the early […]

Burkina Faso launches polio vaccination drive across seven regions In collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO), Burkina Faso’s Ministry of Health has initiated a critical polio immunization campaign spanning seven regions of the country. This initiative aims to protect over 2 million children under the age of […]

Afrique UN expresses alarm over Sahel military abuses Reports of forced disappearances and summary executions are increasingly targeting soldiers from Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger. These allegations of civilian abuses by national armies, engaged in the fight against jihadist groups across the Sahel, have sparked significant concern from the United Nations. During a recent UN […]