Security situation in Niger under president tiani
In an unprecedented assault, militants from the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (EIGS) targeted the heart of Niamey on the night of January 28 to 29. Dozens of fighters breached the city’s airport and the adjacent 101 military base, engaging in intense gunfire, torching military aircraft, and damaging civilian planes. A video released by […]
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West africa hunger crisis: millions face famine as violence and budget cuts escalate
West Africa Hunger Crisis: Millions Face Famine as Violence and Budget Cuts Escalate The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warns that 55 million people across West and Central Africa are at risk of critical famine this summer, including over 13 million children. Escalating violence and severe budget cuts have plunged entire communities into a […]
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Women in Mali mines face deadly poverty and risks
Six mothers lost their lives in a tragic mining collapse this past January in Kéniéty, a district of Kéniéba. Behind this devastating loss lies a harsh truth: extreme poverty that forces women into daily life-or-death gambles for survival. Why women risk everything in Mali’s gold mines The perilous conditions women endure on these unstable gold-panning […]
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Burkina Faso’s military government expels French journalists amid growing press freedom concerns
Click to expand Image Une télévision montre le signal coupé de la chaîne France 24, quelques heures après que le gouvernement militaire du Burkina Faso ait suspendu la chaîne, le 27 mars 2023. © 2023 Olympia de Maismont/AFP via Getty Images Burkina Faso’s transitional military government has taken further steps to restrict information freedom, ordering […]
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