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Positive step but unresolved cases remain The Burkina Faso government has taken a welcome step by releasing five journalists and a human rights activist who were unlawfully conscripted into the …
Burkina Faso releases journalists and activist forced into military service Read More
What if a simple blood test before marriage could fundamentally transform a life? This question underscores the critical mission to combat sickle cell disease in Niger. Dr. Mariam Boureima Djibo, …
Unveiling sickle cell disease in Niger: prevention, support, and hope Read More
Human rights activists forcibly disappeared in Burkina Faso Urgent appeal — BFA 002 / 0525 / OBS 022 Enforced disappearance / Kidnapping Burkina Faso May 2, 2025 ©Balai citoyen Share …
Human rights activists forcibly disappeared in Burkina Faso Read More
Human rights advocates are urging Niger’s military authorities to immediately release former President Mohamed Bazoum, who has been held in arbitrary detention for two years following a coup that overthrew …
Two years of arbitrary detention for Niger’s former president Read More
allegations of war crimes in Mali: army and Wagner group accused of targeting peul men The Malian Armed Forces, alongside the Russia-backed Wagner Group, have been implicated in a string …
Mali: crimes against peul civilians by army and Wagner group Read More
Drépanocytose au Burkina Faso: Dre Gloria Damoaliga Berges mène le combat With a prevalence rate of 4.63% in Burkina Faso—including nearly 2% of newborns affected by the severe SS form—sickle …
Drépanocytose au Burkina Faso: le combat de Dre Gloria Damoaliga Berges Read More
As persistent insecurity and forced displacement continue to plague central and northern regions of Mali, women face increasingly severe risks of gender-based violence, a United Nations agency has warned. Presenting …
Mali’s escalating crisis: women confront rising sexual violence in displacement camps Read More