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Malian police dispersed a demonstration against the presence of the French army in the country, on the fifth anniversary of the French military intervention. (Voice of America Africa via Wikimedia Commons)
BAMAKO

Strength in exile: West African defenders building Hope across borders

With greater support for protection systems, human rights defenders can overcome the many obstacles that have been thrown in their path

  • Adama Dembele
5 min read
A Nigerian soldier is seen on April 21, 2022 amid small arms and light weapons recovered from bandits during Operation Safe Haven and during the military mop up in Jos and surrounding areas in Plateau State, north-central Nigeria. (Photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI/AFP via Getty Images)
BOKO HARAM

Bandits in Nigeria: how protection payments to militias escalate conflict

Instead of advancing a political or ideological cause, the primary goal of the militias is to enrich themselves

  • Imrana Buba
4 min read
In Tamale, older Hindi films spanning the postcolonial period are still viewed by residents in their homes and in neighbourhood video centres.
ALBELA

Why Indian films are so popular in Ghana — and have been for decades

The history of Indian visual media in Ghana extends all the way to the mid 1950s

  • Katie Young
5 min read
The highly poisonous element occurs naturally and in high abundance in Zamfara’s gold-rich areas, escaping into the air when the dusty rock is pounded to extract the precious specks.
ARTISINAL MINING

Gold miners face dangerous life in Nigeria’s ‘bandit’ country

The mineral-rich earth of Zamfara State, northwest Nigeria, has provided generations of families with the means to make ends meet

  • Emmanuel Akinwotu
4 min read
Jihadist fighters have emerged as a threat across central Mali over the past four years. (Reuters)
AMADOU KOUFA

Mali’s security crisis: A cycle of exploitation and corruption

The latest massacre of Fulani villagers in central Mali has highlighted the dramatic collapse of a once peaceful state

  • Ineke Mules
6 min read
This was the deadliest attack in Mali since the 2013 French-led military intervention that drove back jihadist groups who had taken control of the north of the country. (Reuters/Benoit Tessier)
AGENCY

Malian leader vows security as massacre toll hits 160

The deadly raid took place on Saturday in the village of Ogassogou, home to the Fulani herding community, near the town of Mopti in central Mali

  • Agency
3 min read