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At least 100 villagers killed in bloody weekend in Niger

NIGER January 4, 2021

By Omar Hama Saley On Saturday, January 2, 2021, armed men attacked the villages of Tchiombangou, 22 kilometers from the commune of Mangaïzé, and Zaroumdarey, 38...

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Encounters with Nigerian police: Oyekanmi’s story

POLITICS January 3, 2021

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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Guinea begins Covid-19 vaccination campaign despite low trust in government

POLITICS January 2, 2021

By Youssouf Bah On Wednesday, Guinea became the first West African country to begin its Covid-19 vaccination campaign. It started with a 60-dose pilot trial of...

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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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