Sep 24, 2025 · (Nairobi) – The decision of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) will jeopardize access to justice for victims of atrocity …

Oct 21, 2025 · In recent years, there have been dozens of cases of arbitrary detention, enforced disappearances, and targeted military conscription in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. …

World Congress in Bogota, wish to draw the Federation’s attention to the continuing deterioration of the human rights situation in the Sahel. Reaffirming the importance of protecting …

3 days ago · Burkina Faso, northern Mali, and western Niger—now functioning collectively as the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) following their withdrawal from ECOWAS—have experienced a …

Mar 19, 2025 · People in the Central Sahel continue to face violence, conflict, and insecurity. However, the number of security incidents reported decreased by 11 per cent in 2024 (3,446) …

2 days ago · Mali refugees revealed that the Russian military unit, Africa Corps, has committed many human rights abuses, including rapes and beheadings in partnership with Mali’s military, …

Jul 18, 2025 · All three Sahelian states are united under similar values: their dissatisfaction with ECOWAS, their antagonism towards their former French colonizers, and their cooperation with …

Nov 14, 2025 · Recurrent and expanding violence perpetrated by armed Islamist groups, as well as security operations to confront them, threaten populations in the Central Sahel – Burkina …

On 28 January 2024, the three Sahel countries formally announced their departure from ECOWAS. When announcing their plans to withdraw, the military junta-led governments …

Nonstate armed groups, including several signatories to the Algiers Accord, committed serious human rights abuses, including summary executions, physical abuse, and the unlawful …