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April 3, 2020 Interview

Waiting for the Storm: The Coronavirus in Africa

Pandemic Threatens Refugee Camps, Densely Populated Urban Areas

A member of the Senegalese graffiti collective "RBS CREW" paints informational murals advising how to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, on the wall of a high school in the Parcelles Assainies neighborhood of Dakar, Senegal, March 25, 2020.
March 18, 2020 Commentary

The Country of Honest Men at a Crossroad

Peuhl herders buy and sell livestock in a weekly market in Djibo in Burkina Faso’s Sahel Region in 2010. Violence in the Sahel Region has claimed scores of lives and forced tens of thousands to flee.
January 6, 2020 Report

Burkina Faso: Armed Islamist Atrocities Surge

Targeted Attacks, Executions Kill Over 250 Civilians

Map of atrocities in Burkina Faso
June 12, 2019 Commentary

Burkina Faso’s Atrocities in the Name of Security Will Help Terrorists’ Ranks

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May 22, 2019 News Release

Burkina Faso: Respect Rights During Counterinsurgency Operation

Major Operation After Surge in Attacks by Armed Islamists

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March 22, 2019 News Release

Burkina Faso: Atrocities by Armed Islamists, Security Forces

Dramatic Increase in Rights Abuse in Northern Sahel Region

Burkina Faso Soldiers take part in a training exercise in 2017, in Burkina Faso.   (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt Benjamin Northcutt 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) Public Affairs Sergeant/released)
June 14, 2018 News Release

Africa: Pregnant Girls, Young Mothers Barred from School

African Governments Should Ensure Right to Education

Students enrolled in the final year of lower secondary school in the classroom in a village in Kolda region, southern Senegal. Adolescent mothers and married girls study in this school.
May 21, 2018 News Release

Burkina Faso: Killings, Abuse in Sahel Conflict

“By Day We Fear the Army, By Night the Jihadists"

People converge on market day in Djibo, in the Soum Province of Burkina Faso’s Sahel administrative region. The majority of attacks by armed Islamist groups active in Burkina Faso have been on villages in the Soum Province.
December 13, 2017 News Release

West Africa: G5 Sahel Force Should Prioritize Rights

Rule of Law, Governance Crucial to Counterterrorism Strategy

Malian soldiers, part of the five-nation G5 Sahel military force, patrol in central Mali in November 2017.  The 5,000-member force will comprise two battalions each from Mali and Niger and one each from Burkina Faso, Chad and Mauritania.
September 8, 2017 Report

Mali: Unchecked Abuses in Military Operations

Mali, Burkina Faso Troops Commit Killings, “Disappearances,” Torture

Map of Central Mali, September 2017
February 1, 2017 Dispatches

AU's 'ICC Withdrawal Strategy' Less than Meets the Eye

Opposition to Withdrawal by States

A general view shows the headquarters of the African Union (AU) building in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa, January 29, 2017.
November 17, 2016 Dispatches

African Members Reaffirm Support at International Criminal Court Meeting

Countries Commit to Working Within the ICC System

October 27, 2016 News Release

Burundi: ICC Withdrawal Major Loss to Victims

Latest Move Shows Government’s Disregard for Victims

Residents outside their houses in Nyakabiga, in the Burundian capital Bujumbura, look at the body of a man shot dead on December 11, 2015.
February 12, 2016 Commentary

Valentine's Day: What You Should Know About Your Jewelry

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December 8, 2014 Dispatches

Dispatches: A Victory for Press Freedom in Africa

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