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Rights groups report widespread war crimes across Africa’s Sahel region with communities under siege

Rights groups say in new reports that security forces and armed groups are committing alleged war crimes against civilians in Africa’s Sahel region where extremists and rebels are increasingly fighting to exert dominance and control resources in communities

The Independent UK

Norway to help plug 'funding hole' in aid to troubled Sahel region

Norway is to give an extra 3.3 million in aid to countries in West Africa's troubled Sahel region, where a string of successive coups has set off a vast humanitarian crisis. The Nordic nation has already donated 20 million euros so far this year.

Radio France Internationale

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have a new defence alliance: an expert view of its chances of success

On 16 September 2023 in Bamako, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger established the Alliance of Sahel States, a mutual defence pact. The agreement was signed against the backdrop of an ongoing political crisis in Niger following a coup on 26 July 2023. The regional bloc, the Economic Community of West…

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Sankara replaces General Charles de Gaulle as Burkina Faso decolonises street name

Burkina Faso’s military rulers have officially renamed one of main streets in the capital Ouagadougou, replacing the country's former colonial ruler with its pan-africanist father of independence, Thomas Sankara. The move follows similar trends in Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal.

Radio France Internationale

IMF and World Bank are urged to boost funding for African nations facing conflict and climate change

Most of the population in conflict-affected countries like Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad and northern Nigeria depends on climate-vulnerable agriculture

The Independent UK

Deprived of visas, Sahel students caught in crisis with France

France has suspended visas for students from Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali, which leaves many stranded.

Radio France Internationale

Insurgency in Burkina Faso stops children from returning to school

Nearly a million children have been unable to return to school in Burkina Faso this week due to insecurity caused by the ongoing jihadist insurgency in the country. The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) expressed concern and has strengthened its system of radios for distance courses.

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WHO recommends Malaria vaccine made by Oxford University and Serum Institute of India

To date, the R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine has been licensed for use in Ghana, Nigeria and Burkina Faso. Read further on Dynamite News

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Burkina Faso arrests four officers after thwarted coup

In tonight's edition: Four officers have been detained for questioning in Burkina Faso, a day after the military government announced it had thwarted a coup attempt. Also, although Tunisia was decades ahead of many other countries in the region and the world in giving women the right to choose whether…

France 24

Four officers arrested in Burkina Faso as junta thwarts coup attempt

Four officers were detained in Burkina Faso on Thursday – a day after the country's military junta said it had thwarted an attempted coup by security and intelligence services.

Radio France Internationale

Burkina Faso’s junta says its intelligence and security services have foiled a coup attempt

Burkina Faso's junta says the country’s intelligence and security services have foiled a coup attempt

The Independent UK

France's withdrawal from Niger could jeopardize counterterrorism operations in the Sahel

The French troops who are being forced out of Niger were seen as a key line of defense in efforts led by the West, particularly the U.S. and France, to fight against jihadi violence in Africa’s hard-hit Sahel region

The Independent UK

Burkina Faso suspends French media outlet, accuses it of 'discrediting' military

Burkina Faso's junta-led government has suspended the print and online operations of French news outlet Jeune Afrique in the country, accusing it of seeking to "discredit" the military. The publication has openly protested against the move, calling it "censorship from another age".

Radio France Internationale

Paris Perspective #40: The collapse of French influence in West Africa - Georja Calvin-Smith

This edition of Paris Perspective looks at the concept of Françafrique and the collapse of French influence in its former colonies. What have been the catalysts for the successive coup d’états in Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Niger and Gabon over the past three years?

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France will end its military presence in Niger and pull its ambassador, Macron says

The change comes after Niger's democratically elected president was deposed in a coup. French troops pulled out of neighboring Mali and Burkina Faso in recent years after coups there.

Al Jazeera

France to withdraw ambassador, troops from Niger after coup: Macron

The military rulers had been demanding the exit of envoy and troops after Macron refused to recognise the July coup.

Al Jazeera

Africa’s coup epidemic: Has democracy failed the continent?

The support for military takeovers is growing across Africa, and civilian governments are to blame, say analysts.

Radio France Internationale

Niger, sixth in West Africa’s long list of coups

July’s coup in Niger took observers by surprise, though it was West Africa’s sixth coup in the past three years. Do these military takeovers share common causes and Anne-Cécile Robert with Le Monde Diplomatique asks.

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France suspends visas for students from Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali

After suspending visas for artists, France is now doing the same for students from Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali, citing the closure of French consular services in the countries as making their delivery impossible.

Al Jazeera

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso establish Sahel security alliance

The Sahel nations sign pact that will allow them to cooperate against threats of armed rebellion or external aggression.

Radio France Internationale

Burkina Faso expels French military attache for 'subversive activities'

Burkina Faso's foreign ministry has notified France of the expulsion of the embassy's military attache for "subversive activities", in the latest sign of failing relations between the two countries.

Radio France Internationale

French minister denies boycotting African artists amid visa confusion

France's Culture Minister on Friday said the suspension of visas for artists from Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso was due to security concerns in light of the recent military coups in those countries and in no way a "boycott".

The Guardian - UK

Quarter of schools closed in Burkina Faso as fighting escalates after coup

Nearly 1 million children denied education, along with many more across eight countries in central and west Africa, new report warns

The Conversation

Jihadist groups threaten the conservation of a key west African world heritage site - new study

Burkina Faso, Benin and Niger share a biosphere reserve known as the WAP complex (W-Arly-Pendjari), which spreads across the borders of the three countries. The first part of this 3 million hectare Unesco world heritage site was declared in 1996 and it was extended in 2002. It’s intended to protect…

Radio France Internationale

Ecowas condems jihadist attack that leaves over 50 Burkinabé military, volunteers dead

At least fifty-three members of Burkina Faso's security forces have been killed in an attack by suspected jihadists in the north of the country, that has been condemned by the West African bloc, Ecowas.

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