July 28, 2023 Critics say Niger’s junta has clamped down on civil rights and struggled to end the jihadi violence that the military said inspired them to take power. Ulf Laessing, the Sahel ...

Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta has arrested three prominent journalists, escalating its crackdown on media freedom in the West African country, according to a Human Rights Watch.

Niger's military junta leader Abdourahamane Tiani was sworn in as the country's transitional president on Wednesday. A senior government official said Tiani will head the nation over a five-year ...

The proposal, awaiting the junta's approval ... the Alliance of Sahel States, in September last year. Some analysts described it as an attempt to legitimize their military governments amid ...

The junta leader expressed ... the Alliance of Sahel States, in September last year. Some analysts described it as an attempt to legitimize their military governments amid coup-related sanctions ...

Mali's ruling military junta this week accused its neighbour Algeria ... and Niger – with which it has formed the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). The AES announced in January 2024 that ...

Critics say Niger's junta has clamped down on civil rights and struggled to end the jihadi violence that the military said inspired them to take power. Ulf Laessing, the Sahel program director at ...

NIAMEY, Niger — Niger’s junta leader, Abdourahamane Tchiani, was sworn in Wednesday as the country’s president for a transition period of five years under a new charter that replaces the ...