Researchers are digitizing Nigeria’s cultural heritage. But can they bring stolen...
By Nosmot Gbadamosi
Last August, artist Emeka Ogboh received a call. The world was in the thick of unwavering Black Lives Matter protests that toppled...
Without new TPS protections, Biden’s immigration bill will exclude Black immigrants
By Joe Penney
When 26-year-old Cameroonian asylum seeker Wilfred Tebah was reunited with his family in Columbus, Ohio, in early February, one of the first...
Gunmen kidnap 317 schoolgirls in Zamfara state, Nigeria
By Dounard Bondo
Gunmen kidnapped 317 schoolgirls from the Government Girls School in Jangebe town, Zamfara state, in northern Nigeria overnight from Thursday to Friday....
Ivorian start-ups say they’re left out of the Covid-19 response fund
By Ahmed Coulibaly
After the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in Côte d'Ivoire in May 2020, the Ivorian authorities set up multiple funds to help...
Mauritania: A history of land slavery and forced displacement
By Houleye Thiam
Black Mauritanians have historically been stripped of their land ownership rights, most notably beginning in the 1980s when a new law provided...
Nigerian university students struggle with online learning
By Ope Adetayo
For the past ten months, Ahmad, a 21-year-old undergraduate student in the faculty of arts at the University of Ilorin, has been...
Encounters with Nigerian police: Oyekanmi’s story
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...
Assailant targets witness in Dolal Idd police killing in Minneapolis
By Joe Penney
An unknown assailant shot at least five bullets at the residence of a witness to the January 30th police killing of Dolal...
Guinea begins Covid-19 vaccination campaign despite low trust in government
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...
A last tribute to Soumaïla Cissé in Bamako
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...