Mali pioneers hybrid malaria vaccine approach for children
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…
Burkina Faso : Répression contre les voix critiques
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…
Burkina Faso: three journalists arrested in escalating media crackdown
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…
Amnesty International raises alarm over escalating repression in Niger
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…
Protecting human rights defenders amidst rising repression in the Sahel
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…
Senegal Mauritania start major gas production at grand tortue ahmeyim field
Kosmos Energy has announced the first-ever production of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Grand Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) project, a landmark achievement for both Senegal and Mauritania. This milestone confirms…
The erosion of accountability in the Sahel
Click to expand Image Beyond being neighbors in the Sahel region of Africa, there are at least three significant factors that Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger share. First, all three…
Niger makes history as the first african nation to eliminate river blindness
The World Health Organization (WHO) has commended Niger for successfully meeting the criteria to eliminate onchocerciasis. This landmark achievement makes it the first country in Africa and the fifth worldwide…
Burkina Faso health system gets world bank resilience funding
WASHINGTON, January 24, 2025 – The World Bank has officially sanctioned a substantial financial package for Burkina Faso, totaling €142 million (equivalent to $150 million) through an International Development Association…
Moroccan waste management firm secures Mauritania contract
Maroccan waste management leader SOS NDD wins Nouakchott waste collection deal The Moroccan waste management and sanitation specialist SOS NDD—owned by the Said family—has secured a major contract to handle…
Mali takes a historic stand against cervical cancer with HPV vaccine rollout
In a landmark move for public health, the government of Mali officially incorporated the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine into its national routine immunization schedule this November. During a high-level event…
Urgent call for the ACHPR to address human rights violations in Burkina Faso
Click to expand Image The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) must prioritize the critical situation in Burkina Faso during its upcoming review scheduled for October 23, 2024.…