Shield and Alert: Sahel Bound

Sahel: 11 men jailed over Chad ‘coup bid’ promised pardonsF

Eleven men accused of planning a "coup d'etat" in Chad have been sentenced to 20 years in prison, the attorney general in N'Djamena told AFP Sunday, but the presidency said they would be pardoned. In early January, the government announced that 10 army officers and...
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Mali: Government of Mali confronted with accusations of “summary executions, rape and torture”F

The Malian army and foreign fighters executed at least 500 people during an anti-jihadist operation in Mali in March 2022, according to a much-awaited UN report released on Friday.  The figures by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) amount to the worst...
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Sahel: Germany announces end of its participation in the UN mission in Mali a full year aheadF

The German government said on Wednesday it had decided to end its participation in the UN mission in Mali by next May over problems with the ruling junta. Chancellor Olaf Scholz's cabinet said Berlin would pull its 1,110 troops in the UN mission MINUSMA out of the...
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Sahel: Growing concern over crackdown on media in the SahelF

Thirty media outlets and press freedom groups on Wednesday called for Mali and Burkina Faso's ruling juntas to safeguard journalists in the face of mounting threats. In an open letter published on World Press Freedom Day, the signatories said they were alarmed by...
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