13/03/2024, m.armanino
Where is unknown. It is difficult to say where the sand ship that set sail last year, in July after the coup, is going. Navigation interrupted due to mutiny, resumed and oriented towards a destination unknown to most. The Ramadan season which falls at this time appears propitious to the […]
26/02/2024, m.armanino
‘Thank you very much Mauro. I enjoyed all this sand literature. Tell me… what would you think of a Sand Festival? Thanks and see you soon, AKM’. .. I confess that the idea of the friend who is an expert in rural management and development intrigued me. If etymologically the word ‘festival’ had a festive […]
06/02/2024, m.armanino
Like everything that concerns us, even blessings are made of dust, or rather wind dust. In recent days, in Niamey the capital and its surroundings, they have returned. The wind that brings the desert dust that cools at night and in the early morning. The afternoons are sunny but not excessively because we are in […]
18/01/2024, Redazione BnD
“Deterrence” is the attempt by destination countries to discourage migrants from leaving.
It has now been proven that it doesn't work: it doesn't stop migration, nor does it lead to a reduction in the numbers of people who decide to undertake the journey, yet in 2024 European governments will continue on this path with even more determination.
09/01/2024, m.armanino
The National Committee for the Protection of the Homeland, CNSP for short, has existed in Niger since July 26, the day President Mohamed Bazoum was taken prisoner. Months pass and the theme of the Homeland shows no sign of diminishing, on the contrary, patriotism and patriots are now model citizens to imitate. The new Nigerian […]
06/01/2024, m.armanino
We work hard to orient, control, limit, punish and organize migrations here, on the other side of the world creatively called Sahel, there are other realities to deal with. For example, there is Emanuel, Liberian by birth, who used to often stop by to say hello and ask for advice and above all help. He […]
19/12/2023, Luca Iotti
In the heart of Ouagadougou, the vibrant capital of Burkina Faso, lies a project that has changed the prospects of young aspiring mechanics. Garage Italia, a professional training school in mechanics, has become one of the projects dearest to us at Bambini nel Deserto.
16/12/2023, Redazione BnD
In a recent development in the dynamics of the G5 Sahel, Mauritania and Chad have signaled their determination to continue regional efforts despite the withdrawals of Niger and Burkina Faso, following the previously announced exit of Mali.
10/05/2023, Luca Iotti
Sahara, in the tiny village of Assamaka in Niger, a humanitarian tragedy of devastating proportions takes place. In recent months, more than 7,000 sub-Saharan migrants have been brutally expelled from Algeria, stripped of what little they owned and subjected to unspeakable abuse.
