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Click to expand Image International advocacy groups are calling on Niger to immediately free Moussa Tiangari, a dedicated civil society activist and human rights defender. Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch,…
International human rights experts are sounding the alarm over recent legislative moves in Mali that threaten the fundamental rights of political participation. A newly proposed law and executive decree, both…
Renforcer la protection des défenseur·e·x·s au moyen de lignes directrices diplomatiques 14 mars 2026 ISHR lance deux nouveaux outils interactifs visant à renforcer les initiatives diplomatiques en faveur des défenseur·e·x·s…
Mali : manifestation à Bamako contre une possible dissolution des partis politiques Actus. Plusieurs centaines de Maliens ont manifesté samedi 3 mai à Bamako pour défendre la démocratie et dénoncer…
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,…
The military administrations in Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso, and Niger are intensifying efforts to stifle all forms of opposition. To silence critical voices, defense and security forces are frequently resorting…
In response to suggestions that all political parties in Mali should be disbanded following discussions on the Political Parties Charter, Ousmane Diallo, a Sahel researcher for the Amnesty International regional…
Mali leads with hybrid malaria vaccine strategy for young children • On World Malaria Day, Mali becomes the 20th African nation to introduce the malaria vaccine, pioneering a hybrid immunization…
7 avril 2025 Burkina Faso : Répression contre les voix critiques Les noms de certains journalistes et activistes burkinabè en exil ont été inclus dans une liste de personnes recherchées…
Click to expand Image (Nairobi) – The military junta governing Burkina Faso detained three journalists on March 24, 2025, for their reporting on the government’s ongoing crackdown on media, Human…
Eighteen months after the coup d’état on 26 July 2023 that ousted elected President Mohamed Bazoum, the military junta, led by the CNSP, is tightening its control over Niger. Forced…
The growing regional trend of silencing human rights activists in the Sahel © AFP Human rights defenders in the Sahel are facing unprecedented targeting by state actors as civic spaces…