Boosting Covid-19 vaccination efforts in Mali: A new push for health

Progress has been slow in the fight against the pandemic in West Africa. While the government of Mali set an ambitious target to immunize 70% of its citizens aged 12…

Au Mali, l’accès aux soins reste un défi – Allo Docteurs

Hôpital Au Mali, l’accès aux soins reste un défi Au nord du Mali, l’accès aux soins de base – particulièrement pour les femmes et les enfants – reste une préoccupation…

Moussa tiangari’s unjust detention sparks rights group outcry in Niger

Niger’s government faces urgent calls to end arbitrary detention of human rights defender Human rights organizations are demanding the immediate release of Moussa Tiangari, a prominent civil society activist and…

Assessing the future of democracy in the AES nations

The nations of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger frequently dominate international headlines. These three countries, which cover a vast territory of approximately 2.8 million square kilometers, are currently led by…

Forced disappearances as a tool of repression in west african military regimes

Across Mali, Guinea, Burkina Faso and Niger, military regimes are systematically silencing dissent through forced disappearances and unlawful detentions. According to recent findings, these tactics are being deployed with alarming…

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…

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…

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…

Burkina Faso two years post-coup: severe rights violations surge

Burkina Faso’s democratic backslide: two years of escalating repression The military-led transition in Burkina Faso, now two years after the September 30, 2022 coup, has seen a dramatic erosion of…

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…

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…

Media freedom under fire in Niger as journalists face arrests and harassment

Amnesty International has sounded the alarm over the deteriorating state of media freedom in Niger, where transition leaders are reportedly using intimidation and arbitrary arrests to silence reporters covering security…