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Click to expand Image According to the Human Rights Watch World Report 2026, several West African leaders significantly increased their suppression of civil liberties during 2025 while consolidating their grip…

US strategy shifts to trade and security focus in Sahel region This week’s visit by Nick Checker, head of the US State Department’s Africa Affairs Bureau, to Mali signals Washington’s…

Since the July 2023 military coup, Niger has experienced a sharp decline in human rights, with the junta intensifying repression against political opponents, dissidents, union members, and journalists. The military…

In the early hours of Wednesday, January 28, to Thursday, January 29, gunfire and explosions echoed around the Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey, the capital of Niger. This rare…

Following a strategic shift in military alliances, the United States has announced a renewed commitment to engage with three Sahelian nations—Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger—despite their growing ties with Russia.…

Key developments in the Niamey airport attack The leader of Niger’s military junta has credited Russia for its assistance in countering an attack on the Niamey airport. He has also…

The withdrawal of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)—intended as a sovereignty move—has inadvertently restricted the free movement of people and goods…