Search Results for: Mali
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Armed Violence
Climate Change, Poor Education, Governance Gaps Driving Conflict In The Sahel
Since the beginning of the armed insurgencies in May 2012 in what has been described as the central Sahel —…
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Armed Violence
Burkina Faso Bans France 24
A year after Mali banned France 24 from broadcast in the country, the military government of Burkina Faso has followed…
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Development
Togo’s Biggest Container Terminal Port In West Africa To Tackle Sub-Regional Unemployment
The Togolese government, on Monday, Mar. 20, commissioned a Container Terminal (LCT) at the Autonomous Port of Lome, thereby increasing…
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Extremism
JNIM Releases French Journalist After 711 Days in Captivity
The jihadi organization Jama’atu Nusratul Islam Wal Muslimin (JNIM), which has ties to Al-Qaeda, released French journalist Olivier Dubois on…
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News
West African Migrants Stranded In Niger Suffering In ‘Open Prison’
Over 4,600 migrants deported from Algeria to Assamaka, a community in northern Niger have been stranded with no humanitarian aid…
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Features
How Digital Surveillance Threatens Press Freedom In West Africa
When Eti-Inyene Akpan, a freelance photojournalist, heard about the plans to hold #EndSARS protests in Oct. 2020, he was eager…
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News
UK Launches £33 Million Fund To Aid Sahel Region
The United Kingdom has launched a multi-million pound fund to aid countries at the mercy of conflict in the Sahel…
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Environment & Climate Change
Conservationists Push Back Emerging Threats Against Yankari Wildlife
The loud crunching sound of dry leaves beneath boots suddenly went cold as the expedition came to a halt. A…
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Humanitarian Crises
Cholera, Measles Outbreaks Threaten Ethiopia’s Children
A simultaneous outbreak of cholera and measles is posing a deadly threat in Ethiopia, East Africa, especially for children who…
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Extremism
Jobs, Not Religion, Drive Recruitment To Violent Extremist Groups In Africa – Report
A new report from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has challenged established beliefs over the motivations that cause people…
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