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United Nations human rights experts are raising the alarm over recent legal and executive actions in Mali that threaten the fundamental freedoms of political participation and association. These developments, including a draft law and a […]
PolitiqueMali Quel sort pour la démocratie dans l’AES ? Bob Barry | La rédaction francophone de la DW 01/05/20251 mai 2025 Nous revenons sur le principe de l’état de droit, de la séparation des pouvoirs […]
Across several West African nations, military regimes are increasingly deploying forced disappearances and illegal detentions as tools to suppress dissent. According to recent findings, authorities in Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso, and Niger are systematically targeting […]
A growing list of journalists and activists from Burkina Faso now face accusations of « criminal association in relation to a terrorist enterprise, » placing them under the spotlight as suspected threats to national security. […]
Click to expand Image (Nairobi) – Human Rights Watch reported today that Burkina Faso’s military junta apprehended three journalists on March 24, 2025, for their reporting on the government’s widening media suppression. In Ouagadougou, the […]
Human rights defenders across the Sahel face unprecedented repression as civic freedoms shrink and public liberties come under severe threat. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders — a joint initiative between the […]
The Grand Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) project has achieved a groundbreaking milestone as it begins producing its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments, marking a significant leap forward for both Senegal and Mauritania in the global […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially recognized Niger as the pioneer in Africa—and the fifth globally—to halt the transmission of Onchocerca volvulus, the parasite behind river blindness, an infectious disease notorious for causing irreversible […]
A Moroccan waste management powerhouse, SOS NDD, controlled by the Said family, has clinched a landmark deal to collect and transport household waste in Nouakchott, Mauritania’s bustling capital. According to official sources, the contract was […]
In a landmark move for public health, the government of Mali has officially incorporated the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine into its national routine immunization schedule. This initiative, launched during a high-level ceremony in Bamako, represents […]
Two years after the military takeover in Burkina Faso, the transitional authorities continue to trample on fundamental rights and freedoms. Despite initial promises to restore constitutional order, the regime has systematically dismantled civic space, silencing […]
The recent arrest of three prominent figures in Benin, including a high-ranking military officer and a close ally of President Patrice Talon, has sparked intense debate about the country’s political future as his second term […]