Every year, August 19 marks World Humanitarian Day. It is an opportunity to pay tribute to the humanitarian workers who help millions of people around the world every day, despite the dangers. These are unfortunately…
In Africa, the Sahel region has suffered for decades from conflicts, repeated food and climate crises, which are intensifying. These crises, unfortunately, become the norm in the eyes of the population, certain politicians and certain…
The humanitarian, political and security crisis currently unfolding in the Sahel region and affecting Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger is unfortunately still worsening. Terrorist groups continue their abuses against already very fragile populations who are…
After several events at the end of 2021, terrorist violence in the Sahel region is unfortunately on the increase. On January 4, at least three civilians were injured in an improvised device (IED) explosion in…
Sub-Saharan Africa emits few greenhouse gases: while it represents about 20% of the world’s population, its population is considered to be responsible for less than 5% of global CO2 emissions. This contribution can be explained…
In early May, 45 civilians were killed and 17,500 people fled fighting zones in Burkina Faso. Terrorist attacks continued in three separate areas of the country. On May 9, terrorists attacked the village of FIRKA,…
“An entire generation of children is at risk,” are the disturbing words of UNICEF Director Marie-Pierre Poirier in an April 28, 2021 statement. Currently, the number of displaced people in the Sahel stands at 5.3…
In the north and east of Burkina Faso, populations have been subjected to terrorist atrocities for several years. The stability of the food supply in the markets is compromised. Demand for basic foodstuffs is strong,…
In the north of Burkina Faso, in the region of the three borders with Mali and Niger, an unprecedented crisis is currently taking place. The ebb of state power, climate change, crime, limited resources and…