Ruth Maclean | The New York Times
- Jul 8, 2020
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...
Sam Mednick | The New Humanitarian
- Jul 7, 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...
Reuters
- Jul 2, 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...
Corinne Dufka | Human Rights Watch
- 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...
Reuters
- Jun 30, 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...
Haruna Umar and Sam Olukoya | AP
- Jun 26, 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...