Over 180 Bodies Found Dumped in Burkina Faso Town, Report Says
DAKAR, Senegal — The bodies of at least 180 men thought to have been killed by security forces have been found dumped in fields, by...
New York Times 1
Jul 8, 2020
In Burkina Faso, violence and COVID-19 push children out of school and into harm's way
BOUCLE DU MOUHOUN REGION, Burkina Faso When 13-year-old Martine left her village in northern Burkina Faso for a safer town last year, she...
The New Humanitarian
Jul 7, 2020
Attackers on motorbikes kill 32 Malian villagers, local officials say
BAMAKO (Reuters) - At least 32 civilians were killed in central Mali when unidentified armed men on motorbikes attacked ethnic Dogon...
Reuters
Jul 2, 2020
Sahel: Atrocities by the security forces are fueling recruitment by armed Islamists
Since at least 2015, Islamist armed attacks on villages, markets, restaurants, convoys and churches in West Africa’s Sahel region have...
Human Rights Watch
Jul 2, 2020
Sahel summit agrees need to intensify campaign against jihadists
International and regional powers agreed at talks on Tuesday to intensify a military campaign against Islamist militants in the West...
Reuters
Jun 30, 2020
In Nigeria, an Islamic State-linked group steps up attacks
An Islamic State-linked group appears to be regaining strength in northeastern Nigeria and is now warning it will target civilians who...
Associated Press 1
Jun 26, 2020
580 killed in central Mali so far in 2020 as security worsens - Bachelet
580 civilians have been killed so far this year in central Mali, as a deteriorating security situation and widespread impunity undermine...
United Nations
Jun 26, 2020
Challenges ahead as UN set to extend 'most dangerous' mission
The United Nations Security Council is expected next week to renew the mandate of its peacekeeping mission in Mali, MINUSMA. Often dubbed...
Al Jazeera
Jun 26, 2020
More than 30,000 refugees flee violence in northwestern Nigeria in last two months alone
More than 30,000 Nigerian refugees have arrived in Niger’s Maradi region during the past two months alone, tripling the number who have...
United Nations
Jun 26, 2020
When the Soldiers Meant to Protect You Instead Come to Kill
Market day was in full swing when soldiers sped into the northern town of Taouremba, firing in the air, as their drone buzzed overhead....
New York Times 1
Jun 22, 2020
20 soldiers, 40 civilians killed in attacks in Nigeria's Borno state
At least 20 soldiers and more than 40 civilians have been killed, and hundreds injured in twin attacks in northeast Nigeria's Borno...
Reuters
Jun 13, 2020
Desperation grows as fighters blockade key Burkina Faso town
In mid-May, Ahmed Dicko, a well-known figure in Ouagadougou's business community, gathered with a group of volunteers, health workers and...
Al Jazeera
Jun 12, 2020
