A regional conference held in Abuja highlighted emerging patterns of repression and cases of enforced disappearance across West Africa.

The entities involved

• Burkina Faso →

  sovereign state in Africa

  • Burkina Faso entrepreneurs are establishing strategic economic partnerships with the Russian Export Center, promoting direct bilateral trade in food and textiles.Mon 11:08
  • The International Finance Corporation is providing financing for a logistics corridor in Ghana that links Volta Lake to northern Ghana and extends to Burkina Faso.Mon 08:46
• Guinea →

  sovereign state in West Africa

  • Fear of deploying ineffective vaccines was reported in Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Liberia.Mon 17:32
  • Deportations are surging in Quebec, disproportionately affecting residents, including a mother from Guinea targeted by CBSA officers.Sun 18:11
• Niger →

  sovereign state in western Africa

  • Niger has been the site of a terrorist attack on its capital airport, leading to condemnation.Mon 15:52
  • Transnational banditry and cross-border groups are operating across the porous borders of Niger, Nigeria, Chad, and Cameroon.Mon 13:20

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• Kidnapping syndicates are operating across multiple states, prompting an investigation and an IGP push for intelligence-led policing.Sep 10