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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 […]
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 Sahel region is facing a troubling trend as three neighboring nations—Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger—each share a growing concern: the retreat from justice and accountability. These countries, all led by military juntas, have not […]
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 […]
Au-delà du conflit armé en Ukraine, la Russie déploie une stratégie d’influence active sur le continent africain. Dans ce contexte, Kémi Séba, figure influente des réseaux sociaux et militant panafricaniste, se retrouve au cœur des […]
The World Bank has approved a significant credit from the International Development Association (IDA)*, amounting to $100 million. This funding aims to empower Mali in enhancing the accessibility and utilization of crucial reproductive, maternal, neonatal, […]
BURKINA-MALI-NIGER Repression to mask escalating challenges Across the Sahel, military regimes within the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) are facing profound legitimacy crises, leading to widespread repression, arbitrary detentions, and severe restrictions on fundamental […]
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has raised urgent concerns about the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian crisis in the Sahel region. Over 3.3 million people across Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have been forcibly […]
The freedom of the press in Niger is under severe threat as transitional authorities systematically intimidate and arbitrarily detain journalists covering the country’s ongoing conflict and security issues, warns Amnesty International. Following the July 26, […]