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There is still blood flowing in the Sahel

25/04/2024, Redazione BnD

Burkina Faso's army was accused of arbitrarily killing 223 civilians, including 56 children, on February 25, an investigation revealed that highlighted one of the most serious incidents of military violence in the country in recent years. The tragic event was associated with expanded military efforts to combat jihadist terrorism, which occurred shortly after Russian troops arrived in the country to beef up security measures.

The future of the past or the past of the future

11/04/2024, m.armanino

Nine months passed from the end of July last year to April this year, the time of one gestation. The military putsch, which arrived relatively unexpectedly, was surprising above all due to the method used on the occasion. The kidnapping of the president in office in the presidential house by the guard who was supposed […]

Migrant women: one in five suffers sexual violence

26/03/2024, Redazione BnD

This year, UNHCR predicts that the number of individuals forced from their homes due to war, violence and persecution will exceed a record 130 million. There are currently around 114 million displaced people, with over half of them women and girls. The issue of sexual violence during the migration journey is the drama within the drama.

Elections in Senegal: the turning point?

25/03/2024, Luca Iotti

Bassirou Diomaye Faye, recently released from prison, has achieved a surprising victory in Senegal's presidential elections, becoming the country's new president. This event represents a radical change in the Senegalese political landscape, as Faye, known for his critical stance towards the establishment, will assume the position of head of state for the first time.

The good and bad of revolutions

24/03/2024, m.armanino

The good guys are coming… They’re coming, they’re coming. Niger experienced its first putsch in 1974. It was organized by a quartet of officers led by Lieutenant Colonel Seyni Kountché who justified his seizure of power with the social difficulties highlighted by the famine… ‘After 15 years of reign marked by injustice, corruption , selfishness […]

Areas at risk for humanitarian mission workers: Focus on West Africa

21/03/2024, Redazione BnD

A recent study released by the global organization for the safety of NGOs, known as the International NGO Safety Organization (INSO), has highlighted a significant concern for the safety of those involved in humanitarian missions, recording over the last year a total of 60 kidnapping incidents involving 146 staff members from various NGOs spread across 15 different countries.

Italy’s new course of energy cooperation and development in Africa

17/03/2024, Redazione BnD

March 16, 2024 marked the beginning of an ambitious initiative that aims to position Italy as a European energy hub and to renew the collaboration model with Africa in six key sectors: education, health, water resources, agriculture, energy and infrastructure.

Playing cops and robbers (cat and mouse) in the Sahel

, m.armanino

We played as kids, changing roles depending on the day. The thieves who were hiding and trying to escape the guards who were looking for them to arrest them and put them in 'prison'. The next day it happened opposite by reversing the identities. Guards because there were thieves and thieves who ran away because there were guards. Now is no longer the time for games because games are played in time, in today's history. Cops and robbers need each other to fulfill themselves.

Sanitation revolution in Sierra Leone thanks to the 8×1000 to the Catholic Church

14/03/2024, Redazione BnD

Sanitation revolution in Sierra Leone thanks to the 8x1000 to the Catholic Church