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A last tribute to Soumaïla Cissé in Bamako

MALI January 1, 2021

By Mody Kamissoko Hundreds of people filled the Palais de la Culture in Bamako on Friday, January 1st, 2021, to pay a last tribute to the...

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The #ArewaMeToo movement endures

CULTURE December 28, 2020

By Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu When pharmacist Khadijah Adamu logged into Twitter in February, 2019 to narrate the horrific physical abuse she survived at the hands of...

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Malian opposition politician Soumaïla Cissé dies from Covid-19 at 70

MALI December 25, 2020

After a political career that marked the history of democratic Mali, Soumaïla Cissé’s death has disturbed the political scene and Mali as a whole.

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Encounters with Nigerian police: Lanre’s story

SECURITY December 20, 2020

Illustration by Ngadi Smart To honor the #EndSARS movement, Sahelien.com has solicited stories of encounters with Nigerian police, and commissioned artist Ngadi Smart to illustrate them....

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#EndSARS is a rare moment of class solidarity in Nigeria

POLITICS December 14, 2020

By Saratu Abiola The protest movement now known as #EndSARS began when the notorious Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigerian police shot a man dead...

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