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Click to expand Image (Nairobi) – Human Rights Watch reported today that the military junta in Burkina Faso detained three journalists on March 24, 2025, for their coverage of the government’s escalating crackdown on media outlets. Authorities in the capital, Ouagadougou, apprehended Guezouma Sanogo and Boukari Ouoba, who serve asContinue Reading

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Eighteen months following the July 26, 2023, coup d’état that ousted the democratically elected President Mohamed Bazoum, the military administration known as the CNSP is significantly tightening its control over Niger. A recent report by Amnesty International, released on March 18, documents a troubling pattern of forced disappearances, unlawful detentions,Continue Reading