RFI English18 hours agoMali dissolves all political parties as opposition figures disappearRFIMali’s military government has shut down all political parties and banned their activities across the country. Anyone who disobeys the order faces sanctions. The announcement was made on state television on Tuesday. It followed an emergency government meeting where officials also scrapped the …
RFI English1 day agoSpotlight on Africa - Africa’s human rights crisis: global silence and the Trump effectRFI - Melissa ChemamAmnesty International’s 2025 annual report reviews a broad range of human rights issues, highlighting concerns in 150 countries and linking global and regional trends with an eye on the future. In Africa, the organization says the so-called “Trump effect” in the US and beyond has led to an …
RFI English2 days agoJihadist attacks in northern Burkina Fasso leave dozens deadRFIHundreds of jihadists carried out simultaneous attacks in northern Burkina Faso on Sunday, killing several dozen people – soldiers and civilians. Members of al-Qaeda-linked Group for the support of Islam and Muslims, (Jnim), carried out simultaneous attacks on Sunday on a military detachment and …
RFI English3 days agoWhere do jihadist groups in the Sahel get their weapons?RFIJihadist groups in the Sahel region are arming themselves largely through looting their countries' own military stockpiles, new research reveals, debunking theories that jihadists are being supplied by foreign weapons pipelines such as France. The latest report by Conflict Armament Research (CAR) …
RFI English4 days agoSouth Africa criticises US plan to resettle white Afrikaners as refugeesRFISouth Africa has criticised the United States following reports that Washington could received the first white Afrikaners it had offered to resettle as refugees as early as next week. US media has reported that US President Donald Trump's administration plans to welcome the first group of white …
RFI English5 days agoMalian political parties postpone banned protest but vow to fight onRFIAround 100 political parties in Mali have rejected the military junta’s suspension of all political activity and vowed to reschedule a banned protest. The move comes amid growing anger over plans to extend the junta leader’s rule by five years and dissolve all parties. Malian authorities this week …
