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Click to expand Image Since 2023, the Burkinabè military, its allied militias, and Al-Qaeda-affiliated insurgents have been responsible for the deaths of more than 1,800 civilians and the forced displacement …
Widespread atrocities and crimes against humanity reported in Burkina Faso conflict Read More
Click to expand Image In 2025, leaders across several West African nations escalated their clampdown on civil liberties while consolidating their hold on power, as detailed in the Human Rights …
Military juntas intensify crackdown on freedoms across West Africa and the Sahel Read More
Amnesty International has described the conviction of former Malian prime minister Moussa Mara as a travesty of justice, demanding his immediate release along with other individuals detained solely for their …
Mali’s widening crackdown on dissent ensnares former prime minister 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 Human Rights Watch reports that Burkina Faso’s military junta detained three journalists on March 24, 2025, in connection with their coverage of the government’s escalating crackdown …
Burkina Faso: military junta intensifies crackdown on journalists and media freedom Read More
Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger—three Sahel nations—share more than just geography. Their governments, all led by military juntas, are linked by a troubling pattern of human rights abuses and a …
Sahel military juntas evade justice by leaving ECOWAS Read More
Click to expand Image In Mali, the recent move by the Minister of Territorial Administration to disband a student union is the latest in a series of government measures aimed …
Mali escalates its campaign against independent civil society groups Read More
The military takeover led by General Tiani, which deposed President Bazoum in Niger on July 26, marks the latest in a troubling wave of such events sweeping across the Sahel. …
Niger’s defining moment: understanding the complex dynamics of the latest sahelian coup Read More