Mali’s escalating sexual violence crisis in displacement camps and conflict areas
Mali’s escalating sexual violence crisis in displacement camps and conflict areas 1 juillet 2025 Femmes As persistent insecurity and forced displacements plague central and northern Mali, women and girls face increasingly severe risks of gender-based violence, an urgent warning from a United Nations agency reveals. A recent investigation conducted in May by the United Nations […]
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Sahel’s silent crisis: rising jihadist threat and authoritarian shifts
The Sahel no longer dominates global headlines. While the world’s attention has been hijacked by crises elsewhere—Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the escalation of the Israel-Palestine conflict in 2023, Rwanda-backed rebel offensives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the upheaval of U.S. institutions under a new administration—the Sahel’s deepening turmoil has slipped […]
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Dengue in Mali: rising cases prompt health alert
Dengue fever outbreaks surge in Mali: a growing health concern Mali faces a dual challenge as it battles renewed conflict in the north and a concurrent rise in dengue fever cases, a mosquito-borne illness with severe health implications. Health authorities in Mali have raised the alarm as dengue fever, transmitted by infected mosquitoes, has been […]
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Burkina Faso faces unprecedented dengue outbreak
Burkina Faso grapples with unprecedented dengue fever outbreak The dengue fever epidemic, transmitted by mosquitoes, has claimed 214 lives in Burkina Faso since January, primarily in the capital Ouagadougou and the country’s second-largest city, Bobo-Dioulasso. This alarming situation was confirmed by the Burkinabè government. Share The tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus), an invasive species notorious for […]
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Covid-19 vaccination efforts in Mali face challenges
covid-19 vaccination efforts in Mali face challenges Mali falls short of its covid-19 vaccination targets, with only 8% coverage among individuals aged 12 and above. Despite aiming to vaccinate 70% of Malians aged 12 and older against covid-19, the country has achieved just 8% coverage so far. To address this gap, a United Nations delegation […]
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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 majeure. Par Barou Dembélé Mis à jour le 25/06/2025 Partager L’accès aux soins de santé reste critique pour les Maliennes. La crise sécuritaire survenue à partir […]
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Burkina Faso’s deepening displacement crisis: thousands uprooted by escalating violence
Humanitarian agencies have issued a stark warning: nearly 230,000 individuals have been displaced in Burkina Faso since the year began, a direct consequence of escalating jihadist group violence. This volatile security situation in the central Sahel region continues to severely impact children and their families. The Rapid Response Operational Coordination Group (GCORR) reports that approximately […]
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Un experts raise alarm over Mali’s suspension of political party activities
UN experts raise alarm over Mali’s suspension of political party activities A consortium of independent United Nations experts issued a stern warning on Thursday, asserting that the Malian Council of Ministers’ approval of a bill nullifying fundamental safeguards for political engagement, coupled with the signing of a decree to indefinitely suspend political party operations in […]
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Mali protests in Bamako against political party ban fears
Mali protests in Bamako against political party ban fears Hundreds of Malians took to the streets of Bamako on Saturday, May 3rd, to voice their opposition to a potential ban on political parties, rallying around democratic principles in a climate of growing repression. “Long live democracy, down with dictatorship!” echoed through Bamako’s Palais de la […]
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Mali authorities urged to withdraw proposal to dissolve political parties
In response to Mali’s proposal to dissolve all political parties following consultations on the revision of the Political Parties Charter, Ousmane Diallo, Sahel researcher at Amnesty International’s regional office for West and Central Africa, issued a stark warning: « The suggestion to dissolve political parties in Mali is deeply troubling and represents a blatant violation […]
Read MoreBurkina Faso targets exiled journalists and activists with terror list
Authorities in Burkina Faso have officially designated several exiled journalists and civil society activists as wanted individuals, accusing them of “criminal association in connection with a terrorist enterprise.” This move is widely viewed as a tactical expansion of the government’s campaign to silence dissenting voices and dismantle independent media coverage. A new phase of repression […]
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Burkina Faso: journalists targeted in escalating 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 Watch announced today. Authorities apprehended Guezouma Sanogo, president of the Association of Journalists of Burkina (AJB), Boukari Ouoba, its vice-president, and Luc Pagbelguem, a journalist […]
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