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Mali crisis deepens as UN flags threats to democratic freedoms The United Nations has raised urgent concerns over the escalating crisis in Mali, with its High Commissioner for Human Rights, …
Mali crisis: un warns of shrinking democratic space amid election suspension Read More
Click to expand Image On September 1st, the Transitional Legislative Assembly of Burkina Faso enacted a new law that criminalizes consensual same-sex relations, marking a profound regression for the rights …
Burkina Faso’s new law criminalizes consensual same-sex relations, a major setback for LGBT rights Read More
Niger : dissolution et répression des syndicats du secteur de la justice 21/08/2025 Déclaration Niger Défenseurs des droits humains Tingey Injury Law Firm / Unsplash The Observatory for the Protection of …
Niger’s justice sector faces severe repression as unions are dissolved and magistrates dismissed Read More
Click to expand Image Earlier this week, the military authorities in Burkina Faso declared Carol Flore-Smereczniak, the top United Nations representative in the country, persona non grata. This expulsion follows …
Burkina Faso expels top un official following critical report Read More
Click to expand Image In early July 2025, authorities in Burkina Faso granted freedom to five media professionals and a human rights defender who had been forcibly and illegally drafted …
Burkina Faso releases journalists and activist following unlawful military conscription Read More
sickle cell disease in Niger: early detection and care strategies Imagine a simple blood test before marriage could save a life. This is the core mission of Niger’s National Sickle …
Sickle cell disease in Niger: early detection and care strategies Read More
Enforced disappearance of activists Amadou Sawadogo and Miphal Ousmane Lankoandé The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint initiative of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) …
Fears grow for missing human rights defenders in Burkina Faso Read More
detention enters second year as international calls for justice mount Click to expand Image Niamey — The arbitrary detention of former Niger President Mohamed Bazoum has entered its second year, …
Niger junta faces global pressure to free detained former president bazoum Read More
Army and Russian-backed mercenaries target Fulani men in Mali The Malian army and its ally, the Russian Wagner Group, have been accused of carrying out dozens of summary executions and …
Mali: soldiers and Wagner group accused of mass killings of fulani civilians Read More
Dr. Gloria Damoaliga Berges’ crusade for sickle cell patients in Burkina Faso Ouagadougou — In Burkina Faso, sickle cell disease affects an estimated 4.63% of the population, with nearly 2% …
Advocating for sickle cell patients in Burkina Faso: dr. gloria damoaliga berges’ mission Read More
escalating sexual violence in Mali’s displaced camps and conflict zones 1 juillet 2025 Femmes An agency from the United Nations has issued a warning regarding the escalating risks of gender-based …
Escalating sexual violence in Mali’s displaced camps and conflict zones Read More
The Sahel has vanished from global headlines, overshadowed by geopolitical upheavals worldwide. Russia’s large-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 shifted European attention eastward, while the renewed Israel-Palestine conflict in 2023 …
Sahel’s hidden crisis: jihadist surge and authoritarian drift Read More