On World Press Freedom Day last week– journalists from Burkina Faso alongside their colleagues in Mali, called for an end to all measures that undermine press freedom.
The military, who have been in charge in Burkina Faso since coups they led last year overthrew the government, are dealing with a jihadist insurgency which spread over the border from Mali i ... Show More
Jun 10
Focus on Africa: Russia's Wagner Group leaves Mali
Russia says the paramilitary group Wagner has accomplished its mission and has left Mali, although a Russian presence remains in the West African country, through the Africa Corps. So what did the Wagner Group achieve?Why has a separatist movement on the tiny, remote island of An ... Show More
33m 18s
Feb 2024
À la Une: la presse muselée au Sahel
Difficile pour nos confrères maliens, nigériens, burkinabè et guinéens de faire leur travail de journalistes sans appréhension et contraintes. Dernier accroc à la liberté de la presse en date : au Niger, le ministère de l’Intérieur, de la Sécurité publique et de l’Administration ... Show More
3m 38s
Sep 2023
France-Afrique : les raisons d'une crise. Avec Niagalé Bagayoko | Entretiens géopo
L’Afrique a connu, au cours des dix-huit derniers mois, une vague de coups d’État : au Mali, au Burkina Faso, en Guinée, au Soudan et plus récemment au Niger et au Gabon. Une vague que le président français Emmanuel Macron a qualifié « d’épidémie » à l’occasion de son discours de ... Show More
27m 8s
Jul 2022
Disinformation, Intimidation, and Other Threats to Press Freedom
Philippine authorities have arrested journalist Maria Ressa 10 times in the past two years. They’ve been threatening for years to shut down the media organization she runs, Rappler. And yet, even as the government in Manila becomes more repressive, Ressa has managed to produce so ... Show More
27m 30s