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August 3, 2026, 8:08 pm
Sahel Security Crisis Demands Action Beyond Assurances of Solidarity
- [ISS] Armed groups' evolving tactics and alliances will test the resolve of West African countries to cooperate with AES states.
Niger's Junta Marks Three Years Amid Rising Violence and Lost Freedoms
- [RFI] Three years after President Mohamed Bazoum was overthrown, Niger is recording strong oil-driven growth but facing rising jihadist violence and a severe restriction of political freedoms, former ambassador Kiari Liman-Tinguiri tells RFI.
All of Africa Today - July 23, 2026
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3 Years of Military Rule Deepens Human Rights Crisis
- [HRW] Nairobi -- Security Threat Spurs Crackdown on Political Opposition, Civil Society, Media
Two Journalists Released After Eight Months in Detention
- [MFWA] Two Nigerien journalists, Youssouf Seriba, Publishing Director of Les Échos du Niger, and Oumarou Kané, founder of Le Hérisson, have been released from Kollo Prison by the judicial police after spending eight months in detention.
As Security Deteriorates, Sahelian Juntas Further Stifle Civilians
- [ACSS] As militant Islamist insurgencies make unprecedented gains across the Sahel, military junta leaders have focused on restricting independent voices instead of adapting security strategies.
All of Africa Today - July 3, 2026
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Withdrawal From The Rome Statute Consecrates Impunity And Threatens To Deny Victims Of War Crimes Justice And Reparations
- [AI London] Reacting to the decision by Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger to deposit formal notifications of withdrawal from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, Marceau Sivieude, Amnesty International's Regional Director for West and Central Africa, said:
