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...
The #ArewaMeToo movement endures
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...
Niger elects a new president
By Omar Hama Saley
Niger heads to the polls this Sunday, December 27, to elect a new president after outgoing President Mahamadou Issoufou completed his...
Mali government uses Covid-19 to crack down on journalists
By M. A. Diallo
Malian media organizations denounced what they described as a government crackdown on the press and freedom of expression in a press...
Facebook uncovers a French military disinformation campaign targeting Mali
Facebook announced on Tuesday that it had dismantled a French military disinformation campaign targeting Mali, Central African Republic and other countries, as well as...
After a five-day strike in Mali, an estimated 30 billion FCFA...
By M. A. Diallo
The National Union of Workers of Mali (UNTM) launched a nationwide strike on Monday, December 14, 2020 and will continue until...
Mali: The State Must Respond to Legitimate Concerns
By Baba Dakono
As part of Sahelien.com’s commitment to peace, transparency, and justice in the Sahel region, over the past two years our team has...