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...
Malian opposition politician Soumaïla Cissé dies from Covid-19 at 70
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.
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...
Senegal will launch its Covid-19 vaccination campaign by March 2021
By Elimane Ndao
Senegal will launch its Covid-19 vaccination campaign by March 2021, according to Elhadj Mamadou Ndiaye, spokesperson for the Ministry of Health.
"Senegal has...
#EndSARS is a rare moment of class solidarity in Nigeria
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...
First-time voters on Ghana’s democracy
Photographs and text by Misper Apawu
Ghanaians went to the polls on December 7 to vote in presidential and parliamentary elections. Incumbent President Nana Akufo-Addo...