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Rights groups call out state repression after violent crackdown on protests against Faure Gnassingbe’s extended rule.
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Salem Bazoum had been in detention at the presidential residence with his parents since the coup in Niger in July 2023.
Africa, which contributes just 4 percent of global CO2 emissions, will suffer the most from climate change.
Return of 46 soldiers signals resolution of a bitter diplomatic standoff between the Ivory Coast and Mali.
The mass pardoning comes one week after Mali sentenced 46 of the jailed Ivorian soldiers to 20 years in prison.
The move comes after recent incidents of armed group activity in the country’s north, near the border with Burkina Faso.
A recap of top issues in West Africa in 2022, including heated political campaigns and armed groups gaining ground.
Arrest of the Ivorian soldiers in Mali’s capital in July sparked a diplomatic spat between the West African neighbours.
The West African country has been battling rebel groups, some linked to al-Qaeda and ISIL, in recent years.
The seven children were killed while returning from celebrations of the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha late on July 10.
The Anglophone pivot comes on the back of successive coups in Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso to dump pro-French leaders.
