In a troubling escalation, several journalists and activists from Burkina Faso now face criminal charges under the pretext of ‘criminal association with a terrorist enterprise.’ […]
Year: 2025
Burkina Faso: journalists detained as military junta intensifies media crackdown
Click to expand Image The military leadership in Burkina Faso apprehended three members of the press on March 24, 2025, following their reporting on the […]
Amnesty International warns of deteriorating human rights in Niger following coup
Eighteen months after the military takeover on 26 July 2023, which saw the removal of President Mohamed Bazoum, the CNSP military administration is intensifying its […]
Escalating repression of human rights defenders in Sahel nations
Sahel governments intensify crackdown on human rights defenders The Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Chad have witnessed a dramatic deterioration in civic freedoms over recent […]
How military juntas in Sahel nations avoid accountability through cedewao withdrawal
The growing retreat of justice in the Sahel amid military rule The Sahel region has witnessed a troubling convergence of crises, with three neighboring nations—Burkina […]
Niger becomes first african country to eliminate river blindness
The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially recognized Niger as the first country in Africa to successfully halt the transmission of Onchocerca volvulus, the parasite […]
World Bank allocates major funding to transform healthcare in Burkina Faso
A significant financial boost has been granted to Burkina Faso to advance its medical infrastructure and services. The World Bank has greenlit a credit of […]