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The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) issued a pressing call for international assistance on Friday, highlighting the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Sahel. Currently, nearly 4 million individuals are displaced across …
Urgent plea for the Sahel: UNHCR highlights the plight of four million displaced people Read More
the silent hunger gripping Niger’s urban landscapes The sun dips below the horizon in the outskirts of Zinder, a city in southeastern Niger, casting long shadows over the makeshift market …
Severe economic crisis grips Niger as families face starvation Read More
In Bamako, the capital of Mali, former Prime Minister Moussa Mara stood calmly in a courtroom as judges dismissed his legal team’s request for provisional release. Instead, prosecutors demanded a …
Mali’s crackdown on dissent: former pm faces prison for free speech Read More
The Global Initiative Against Impunity (GIAI)—a coalition including FIDH, Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC), Redress, Trial International and Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice (WIGJ)—strongly condemns the announced withdrawal …
Withdrawal of Sahel nations from ICC threatens global justice efforts Read More
WHO strengthens partnerships with health NGOs in Mali to tackle humanitarian challenges Since 2012, the World Health Organization (WHO) has led coordination efforts for health partners under the health cluster …
WHO’s support for health NGOs in Mali amid crisis Read More
empowering midwives in Mali transforms women’s health Bamako — « I used to feel ashamed to discuss contraception—it’s still a taboo subject in some communities here. I was afraid of …
Empowering midwives in Mali transforms women’s health Read More
When the infamous Russian mercenary outfit, the Wagner Group, declared its withdrawal from Mali earlier this year, it publicly stated on social media that its “mission was accomplished.” In reality, …
The profound failure of russian mercenaries in Mali fuels widespread resentment Read More
Nos opérations Burkina Faso Depuis 2008 Nos opérations Burkina Faso Chiffres clés Population:23 548 781 PIB par habitant:987,3 Indice de développement humain:186 / 193 Volume opérationnel:23 165 251 Personnes soutenues:1 …
Notre intervention au Burkina Faso – Action contre la Faim Read More
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has raised urgent concerns over Mali’s escalating political repression and the erosion of democratic norms under military leadership. Democratic backsliding in Mali …
UN warns of Mali’s authoritarian shift and rising repression Read More
Mali: UN Warns of Growing Human Rights Crisis Amid Election Suspension and Crackdown The United Nations has raised serious concerns about the deteriorating situation in Mali, with its High Commissioner …
Mali: un alarm call from the un over suspended elections and repression Read More
New law criminalizes consensual same-sex relations in Burkina Faso On September 1st, Burkina Faso’s transitional legislative assembly passed a controversial bill that criminalizes consensual same-sex relationships, marking a significant setback …
Burkina Faso adopts harsh penalties for LGBTQ+ relationships Read More
Niger’s judicial unions dissolved amid crackdown on dissent The Observatoire pour la protection des défenseur·es des droits humains—a joint initiative of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the …
Niger: crackdown on judicial unions sparks rights concerns Read More