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Senegal: Police and Ousmane Sonko supporters clash in Dakar as Sonko is jailed

In tonight's edition: Just days after being arrested at home, Senegal's opposition leader Ousmane Sonko has been charged with fomenting insurrection and had his party dissolved. Also, France has denied accusations from Niger's military junta that it wants to intervene militarily to reinstate the president deposed in a coup last…

France 24

Niger coup: Military takeover is a setback for democracy and US interests in West Africa

The West African nation Niger is under military rule following a coup in which President Mohamed Bazoum was overthrown and held captive by members of his own guard.

The Conversation

Despite anti-coup rhetoric, can the West exit Niger, its latest Sahel hub?

As the world condemns the coup in Niger, analysts say the West still needs a presence there for an eye on the Sahel.

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‘Last bastion of democracy in the Sahel’: Uncertainty in Niger prompts concern among allies

The situation in Niger remained fluid on Thursday, a day after members of the presidential guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum at the presidential palace in Niamey. FRANCE 24 spoke with Danielle Resnick, a political scientist specialising in sub-Saharan Africa at the Brookings Institution, about how a military coup could affect…

France 24

‘Deteriorating security’: What led to Niger’s coup and what next?

Niger plotters cited worsening insecurity in their takeover speech, a go-to reason for recent coups in the Sahel.

Al Jazeera

More than 1,800 terror attacks recorded in West Africa thus far in 2023, ECOWAS says

West Africa recorded over 1,800 terrorist attacks in the first six months of the year resulting in nearly 4,600 deaths with dire humanitarian consequences, and a top regional official said Tuesday that’s just "a snippet of the horrendous impact of insecurity."

France 24

Investigation: Africa under Russian influence

In France, pan-African influencers are gaining more and more followers on social media. Advocating a radical anti-Western ideology, some of them claim responsibility for the recent coups in Mali and Burkina Faso. Their narrative is similar to that of the Kremlin, which is trying to place its pawns on the…

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Burkina Faso: 41 people killed in two separate attacks near Tia

A military unit was ambushed near Tia in Mouhoun province where the unit responded and killed more than 30 terrorists. Read further on Dynamite News:

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War crimes surge in Burkina Faso, the world’s ‘most neglected crisis’

Villagers increasingly caught up in army crackdown on Islamist militants, with both sides accused of mass killings of civilians

The Guardian - UK

Burkina Faso's military accused of killings, torture in latest Human Rights Watch report

A new Human Rights Watch report is accusing Burkina Faso's military of killing and torturing civilians in the country's northeast

The Independent UK

Has France lost its way in the Sahel?

France wants to achieve its ends mainly by defeating jihadists militarily, whereas local leaders want to secure political solutions through talks. Which looks a lot like a replay of old colonial-era dynamics, Rémi Carayol writes in this month's Le Monde Diplomatique.

Radio France Internationale

300 children evacuated from orphanage in Sudan's Khartoum

In tonight's edition: Hundreds of children, some with special needs, are rescued from a Khartoum orphanage after having spent weeks stuck amid the shelling and shooting of Sudan's war. Millions have been forced from their homes in Burkina Faso and over 15,000 killed since an extremist insurgency began to hit…

France 24

NGO raises alarm in Sahel as conflict, climate change claim more victims

More than 16 million people affected by conflict and climate change in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger need humanitarian aid, according to an American NGO report published on Monday.

Radio France Internationale

More than 2 million people displaced, Burkina Faso's government says, as aid falls short

Violence linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group has made Burkina Faso a country with one of the world’s fastest-growing populations of internally displaced people

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The Guardian - UK

Burkina Faso is the world’s ‘most neglected crisis’ as focus remains on Ukraine

Chronic emergencies in Africa are being ignored while Ukraine dominates headlines and receives more funding, says NGO

Radio France Internationale

Burkina Faso's prime minister rules out any deal with jihadists, boosts civil militias

Burkina Faso's prime minister on Tuesday ruled out any negotiations with jihadist insurgents that have taken control of swathes of the West African country since 2015.

The Independent UK

UN agencies warn of starvation risk in Sudan, Haiti, Burkina Faso and Mali, call for urgent aid

Two U.N. agencies are warning of rising food emergencies including starvation in Sudan due to the outbreak of war and in Haiti, Burkina Faso and Mali due to restricted movements of people and goods

Al Jazeera

Australian doctor freed 7 years after abduction in West Africa

Kenneth Elliott was taken captive in Burkina Faso in 2016 along with his wife who was released shortly afterwards.

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The Independent UK

88-year-old Australian doctor free 7 years after kidnapping in West Africa

Australia says an 88-year-old doctor held captive in West Africa for more than seven years has been released

The Guardian - AU

Kidnapped Australian Dr Ken Elliott released by al-Qaida in Africa after seven-year fight for freedom

Penny Wong says the 88-year-old Perth man, who was kidnapped in Burkina Faso in 2016, has been reunited with his family

ABC News

Perth doctor Kenneth Elliott released seven years after being kidnapped in West Africa

Australian doctor Kenneth Elliott is released "safe and well" after being kidnapped in Burkina Faso in 2016 by a group believed to have links to al Qaeda, with Foreign Minister Penny Wong saying the 88-year-old has been reunited with his family.

The Conversation

Teen mothers and depression: lack of support from partners and violence are big drivers in Malawi and Burkina Faso

Up to one in four African girls have their first child before the age of 18. Becoming a mother at such a young age can lead to mental health problems like depression. Research suggests that pregnant and parenting teenagers have poorer mental health than adult mothers.

France 24

Africa's Sahel needs international support to fight militants, UN says

Africa’s Sahel region has become a hot spot for violent extremism, but the joint force set up in 2014 to combat groups linked to the Islamic State, al-Qaida and others has failed to stop their inroads, and a senior UN official warned Tuesday that without greater international support and regional…

Reuters

Burkina Faso interim leader hails Russia as a strategic ally

Burkina Faso's interim President Ibrahim Traore on Thursday said Russia had become a key strategic ally but denied that Russian mercenaries were supporting Burkinabe forces in their fight against Islamist armed groups.

France 24

African, international news outlets appeal for press freedom in Mali and Burkina Faso

FRANCE 24 and its sister radio RFI have joined a group of 30 African and international news organisations and monitors in an appeal for press freedom in Mali and Burkina Faso. The news outlets and rights groups call on the authorities of these two countries and the international community to…

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