Burkina Faso

  • Jul 9, 2020
  • 2 min read

Rights abuses will further tarnish Burkinabe forces

A new report alleges mass extrajudicial killings by the security forces over an eight-month period

Burkina Faso
  • Jul 8, 2020
  • 2 min read

Burkina Faso election delay may raise new difficulties

Reports of a delay to the legislative polls may be wide of the mark

Burkina Faso
  • Jul 7, 2020
  • 6 min read

Sahel border closures disrupt food supply chains

Landlocked Sahelian countries closed their borders as the COVID-19 pandemic moved westwards

Mali
  • Jun 23, 2020
  • 7 min read

Security force abuses in the Sahel will persist

New reports detail human rights violations among Sahelian security forces in their attempts to stop insecurity

Mali
  • Jun 22, 2020
  • 7 min read

Crises threaten trust in Burkina Faso's government

Ongoing and recent crises are heaping pressure on the authorities

Burkina Faso
  • Jun 16, 2020
  • 7 min read

Ivory Coast-Burkina Faso border areas pose fresh risks

An attack on the Ivorian security forces last week has raised concerns over new spillover from neighbouring Burkina Faso

Ivory Coast
  • Jun 12, 2020
  • 2 min read

Ivory Coast attack raises Burkinabe contagion fears

Suspected jihadists have killed twelve members of the Ivorian security forces near the border with Burkina Faso

Ivory Coast
  • Jun 11, 2020
  • 2 min read

Security force abuses will fuel Sahelian insecurity

A new Amnesty International report sheds light on growing human rights violations by security forces

Mali