Mariama Hamani
- Top Stories
- March 27, 2025
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Burkina Faso: journalists apprehended amidst intensifying media crackdown
Click to expand Image (Nairobi) – The military junta governing Burkina Faso detained three journalists on March 24, 2025, for reporting on the government’s escalating suppression of media, Human Rights…
- Politics
- February 20, 2025
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Escalating crackdown on human rights defenders in Sahel nations
The Sahel is witnessing a disturbing surge in hostility toward human rights defenders, as civic freedoms deteriorate at an alarming rate. Governments in the region are increasingly resorting to systematic…
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- February 5, 2025
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Declining justice in Sahel after military juntas quit ECOWAS
The Sahel region in Africa is facing a troubling trend: the simultaneous rise of military juntas in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. While these nations share geographical proximity, their shared…
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- January 30, 2025
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Niger makes history as the first african nation to eradicate river blindness
The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially recognized Niger for meeting the stringent requirements to eliminate onchocerciasis. This achievement makes Niger the first country in Africa and the fifth globally…
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- January 24, 2025
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Burkina Faso secures new world bank funding for health system resilience
WASHINGTON, January 24, 2025 – The World Bank has officially greenlit a substantial financial package aimed at bolstering the healthcare infrastructure in Burkina Faso. This initiative includes a credit of…
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- November 19, 2024
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Mali launches HPV vaccine to fight cervical cancer in women
Mali’s bold move: HPV vaccine aims to protect generations of women from cervical cancer In a landmark decision, the Malian government has incorporated the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine into its…
- Politics
- October 22, 2024
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CADHP urges Burkina Faso to uphold human rights amid rising abuses
Why the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights must act on Burkina Faso The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) faces a critical moment as it prepares…
- Politics
- September 27, 2024
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Coup d’Etat foiled in Benin raises questions about post-talon era
The recent arrest of three prominent figures in Benin, suspected of plotting a coup d’Etat, has thrust the question of President Patrice Talon’s succession into the national spotlight. The president’s…
- Authoritarian Regimes & Africa
- July 25, 2024
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Niger’s human rights crisis one year after military takeover
Niger’s authoritarian shift: a year of repression under military rule One year after a military coup in Niger, authorities have intensified crackdowns on dissent, silencing opposition, media, and civil society,…
- Authoritarian Regimes & Africa
- July 11, 2024
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Kémi Séba’s influence in francophone Africa: propaganda accusations and French citizenship revocation
Provenant du podcast Le monde est à nous Par Isabelle Labeyrie Suivre While Russia engages in overt military conflict in Ukraine, it simultaneously wages a significant influence campaign across Africa.…
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- June 28, 2024
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World bank bolsters Mali’s health system resilience with new funding
WASHINGTON, June 28, 2024 – The World Bank has approved a $100 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA)* to empower Mali in enhancing the accessibility and utilization of…
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- June 21, 2024
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Military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger face legitimacy crisis amid repression
why military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger resort to repression The military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are facing deepening crises of legitimacy, leading to widespread…
