Click to expand Image Début juillet 2025, les autorités du Burkina Faso ont relâché cinq journalistes ainsi qu’un défenseur des droits humains. Ces individus avaient été incorporés de manière arbitraire

Battling sickle cell disease in Niger: breaking barriers to care Imagine a future where a simple blood test before marriage could prevent lifelong suffering. In Niger, this isn’t just a

Burkina Faso 02 May 2025 Urgent appeals Enforced disappearances of human rights defenders Miphal Ousmane Lankoandé and Amadou Sawadogo in Burkina Faso ©Balai citoyen Share URGENT APPEAL – THE OBSERVATORY

Two years of unlawful detention: the case of Niger’s former president Click to expand Image Two years after the military takeover in Niger, former President Mohamed Bazoum remains unlawfully detained.

Since January 2025, soldiers from the Malian armed forces and their Russian allies from the Wagner Group have been implicated in a series of extrajudicial executions and forced disappearances targeting

advocate for sickle cell patients gloria damoaliga berges leads fight in Burkina Faso Ouagadougou – In Burkina Faso, sickle cell disease affects an estimated 4.63% of the population, with nearly

escalating sexual violence in Mali’s displacement camps and conflict zones 1 juillet 2025 Femmes Amidst ongoing insecurity and forced displacement across Mali’s central and northern regions, women face increasingly severe

The Sahel has slipped from global headlines, but its crises endure. While the world’s focus shifted to conflicts in Ukraine, Israel-Palestine, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the decade-long

Hôpital Au Mali, l’accès aux soins reste un défi Au nord du Mali, l’accès aux soins de base – particulièrement pour les femmes et les enfants – reste une préoccupation

Cholera outbreak in Niger raises serious health concerns Over 600 cholera cases reported in Maradi and Zinder regions in recent weeks. Cholera thrives in contaminated water sources Current cholera situation

Mali faces challenges in achieving covid-19 vaccination targets The West African nation has vaccinated only 8% of its target population, far short of the 70% goal set by authorities. Current

Burkina Faso faces unprecedented dengue fever outbreak An alarming dengue fever outbreak has claimed 214 lives in Burkina Faso since January 1, primarily in the capital Ouagadougou and the country’s