Shield and Alert: Sahel Bound

Corruption and war on human rights defenders in AfricaF

Amnesty International said Tuesday that West and Central African nations must do more to fight corruption and stop "persecuting" human rights defenders who reveal and denounce it. In a report launched for African Anti-Corruption Day, the organisation denounced the...
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Sahel: Malian journalist Mohamed Youssouf Bathily acquitted over PM ‘assassination’ claimF

A prominent Malian TV and radio journalist was acquitted on Tuesday on charges that he falsely claimed a former premier had been murdered while in detention under the ruling junta. Mohamed Youssouf Bathily was placed in custody on March 13 after allegedly saying...
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Migrants: Appalling treatment of migrants by North African governments continuesF

By Aymen Jamli and Francoise Kadri: The bodies of two migrants have been found in a desert region near Tunisia's border with Algeria, a judicial official and a witness said on Tuesday. Hundreds of migrants from sub-Saharan countries have fled or been forced out of...
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Sahel: Mauritania urges Mali to rejoin W.African anti-jihadist forceF

Mauritania's president on Monday urged Mali to rejoin a West African anti-jihadist force and regional grouping known as the G5 Sahel, which it quit last year Mali announced its decision in May 2022, slamming a "loss of autonomy" and "instrumentalisation" within the...
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