This report has been drafted in anticipation of Niger’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) session, scheduled for April-May 2026. Amnesty International assesses the nation’s progress in…
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Niger’s deepening economic crisis: a generation’s struggle for survival
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Mali’s experience: the costly legacy of russian mercenary operations
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Notre intervention au Burkina Faso – Action contre la Faim
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Mali facing authoritarian shift and escalating repression under military rule
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Mali crisis: un warns against democracy erosion amid election freeze
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Niger: crackdown on justice sector unions and judicial independence under threat
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Burkina Faso declares un envoy persona non grata amid child rights report
Burkina Faso takes action against UN representative over critical report The military-led government in Burkina Faso has declared the UN’s top representative in the country,…
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Journalists and activists freed in Burkina Faso amid forced conscription concerns
The Burkina Faso government recently took a step forward in July 2025 by releasing five journalists and a human rights activist who had been forcibly…
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Burkina Faso: la disparition inquiétante de militants des droits humains
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Drépanocytose au Burkina Faso : la mission inspirante de Dre Gloria Damoaliga Berges
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Mali’s escalating crisis: sexual violence impacts displaced women
As instability and forced displacement persist across Mali’s central and northern regions, women face escalating risks of gender-based violence, a United Nations agency has warned.…
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