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...
Why is the Casamance crisis at a standstill after 40 years?
By Aïda Dramé
Since 1981, southern Senegal’s Casamance region of has been stuck in the grip of what is often called a "low-intensity" conflict between...
Mali – Go: legal troubles for Governor Seydou Traoré ?
The Gao Lama association has launched legal proceedings against the current governor of Gao, Seydou Traoré, for “murder, assassination complicity and arson”. Facts date...
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...
Mali: “final” return of the governor of Kidal
In Mali, Sidi Mohamed Ag Icharach, governor of the Kidal region, has definitely settled in the region on Tuesday September 19, where he also...
Senegal’s vaccination campaign works to overcome mistrust
By Aïda Dramé
Nearly a year after the start of the pandemic, the development of vaccines in record time is perceived in Senegal as a...
#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...
“Not all men,” but Nigerian women continue to feel unsafe
By Shade Mary-Ann Olaoye
On May 30th, 2020, while dealing with the unforeseen consequences of the global pandemic, Nigerian women came together to mourn the...
Mali – Constitutional review : UN concerned about non-stakeholder consultation
In his new report on Mali, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed his “concern” over the fact that the Malian government did not consult...
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...