Our Activities
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3 December 2023 - Burkina Faso: “We demand the immediate release of our colleague Dr Daouda Diallo”
3 August 2023 - Niger: Protection of Civilians Must Remain the Top Priority
8 April 2022 - The vicious cycle of violence and impunity in the Sahel must end
16 February 2022 - As military redeployments are being discussed, a ‘civilian surge’ is more urgent than ever in the Sahel
17 December 2021 - The Sahel is now at a critical juncture. We need a wake-up call to revisit a failed security-first approach
11 June 2021 - Reactions of the members of the People’s Coalition to Emmanuel Macron's announcements on the French military presence in the Sahel
25 March 2021 - Declaration condemning recent attacks against civilians in Niger
17 February 2021 - Comments on the G5 Sahel summit in N'Djamena
2 September 2020 - The crisis in Mali must be a wake-up call for a new response in the Sahel
16 July 2020 - The Four People’s Pillars of the People’s Coalition for the Sahel
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5 November 2023 - Statements of MBDHP and CISC about requisitions by MPSR2 in Burkina Faso
27 July 2023 - Statement of FIDH and ANDDH on Niger military coup of 26 July 2023
27 April 2023 - Statement of the CISC about the Karma massacre in Burkina Faso
04 January 2023 - Statements of MBDHP and CISC about the Nouna killings in Burkina Faso
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July 7, 2022 - Intervention at the Security Council by Mrs. Rabia Djibo Magagi, member of the People's Coalition for the Sahel
January 10, 2022 - Intervention at the Security Council by Mrs. Cécile Yougbaré, member of the People's Coalition for the Sahel
June 16, 2022 - Launch of the report: The Sahel: What has changed here and there
15 April 2021 - Online launch event of the “Sahel: what needs to change” report
16 July 2020 - Online launch event of the People’s Coalition for the Sahel
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24 June 2022 - Atalayar via Agence EFE - The number of deplaced people in the aftermath of the death of 86 people in an attack Burkina Faso rises to 30 000
18 June 2022 - Mali: one of the worst terrorist attacks causes more than 130 deaths - Interview of Ousmane Diallo from Amnesty International published par TV5 Monde
18 June 2022 - Mali: Upsurge of violence in the Menaka region - Interview of Ousmane Diallo from Amnesty International, published by TV5 Monde
18 June 2022 - BBC News Afrique - Dr Niagalé Bagayoko talks about the complexity of the Malian conflict - Interview by Pierre-Antoine Denis
18 June 2022 - RFI - What has changed and hasn’t: the People’s Coalition for the Sahel’s new alert - Op-ed by Gilles Yabi, Wathi
17 June 2022 - RFI - Interview in fulfulde of Ousmane Diallo from Oxfam
17 June 2022 - Africanews - Sahel: NGOs denounce authorities’ military strategy
17 June 2022 - "Civilians have to be the centerpiece of every security strategy in Sahel.” - Interview of Mahamadou Savadogo, security expert for the People’s Coalition for the Sahel in Burkina Faso by Nanythe Talani, published in Voice of America
17 June 2022 - The limits of the all-military strategy in the face of the insecurity in the Sahel - Interview of Mahamadou Savadogo, security expert for the People’s Coalition for the Sahel in Burkina Faso by Etienne Gatanazi, published dans Deutsche Welle
17 June 2022 - [Report] Sahel: eight civilians killed each days in acts of violence, as noted by the People’s Coalition by Mohamed Camara in Sahel Tribune
16 June 2022 - Arabnews via AFP - Sahel: NGOs denounce authorities’ “all-military” strategy
16 June 2022 - L’Orient le Jour via AFP - Sahel: NGOs denounce authorities’ “all-military” strategy
16 June 2022 - Le Monde via AFP - In Burkina Faso, hundreds of people are taking refuge in Northern Togo, in order to flee from jihadist attacks
16 June 2022 - Maliactu via AFP - Sahel: NGOs denounce authorities’ “all-military” strategy
21 May 2022 - Interview with Dr Daouda Diallo, secretary general of the Collective against Impunity and Stigmatisation of Communities - Burkina: transitional president's comments on the Yirgou massacre provoke a reaction
17 May 2022 - Interview published by Le Monde of Ornella Moderan, researcher at the Institute for Security Studies. Interview by Sophie Douce: "The withdrawal of Mali signs de facto the death of the G5 Sahel"
10 April 2022 - Interview published by RFI with Hassatou Ba-Minté, FIDH Africa Programme Officer - Mali: the transitional authorities are blocking the Minusma investigation into the alleged Moura massacre
09 April 2022 - Tribune published in RFI by Gilles Yabi, head of the Wathi think tank - Allegations of serious abuses in Mali: establishing the facts and refusing to accept any manipulation
09 April 2022 - Interview published by TV5 Monde Afrique with Niagalé Bagayoko, president of the African Security Sector Network (ASSN). Interview by Séraphine Charpentier - Mali: civil society calls for an independent investigation into the alleged Moura massacre
17 February 2022 - Interview published in RFI with Baba Dakono, Executive Secretary of the Citizen's Observatory: In Mali, the departure of the military raises concerns and relief
04 May 2021 - Interview published in Le Point with Niagalé Bagayoko, president of the African Security Sector Network (ASSN). By Malick Diawara: Sahel: "It is urgent to review the order of priorities”
28 April 2021 - Tribune published in Jeune Afrique by Alioune Tine, founder of the think tank AfrikaJom: For an intervention of African institutions in the Sahel
23 April 2021 - Interview published in Le Monde with Alioune Tine, founder of the think tank AfrikaJom. Interview by Laurent Morgane Le Cam - Alioune Tine: "In the Sahel, getting out of the security trap is a requirement”
13 April 2021 - Interview published Alioune Tine: "In the Sahel, getting out of the security trap is a requirement in RFI with Niagalé Bagayoko, president of the African Security Sector Network (ASSN). Interview by Laurent Correau - Sahel: "Between 2017 and 2020, the number of attacks against civilians has increased fivefold"
13 April 2021 - Civil society presents its recommendations for a new approach in the Sahel- Report "Sahel: What needs to change"
1 April 2021 - Press release: France must shed light on the events of 3 January 2021
28 April 2021 - Op-ed published in Jeune Afrique by Alioune Tine, founder of African think tank AfrikaJom: Will African institutions intervene in the Sahel?
14 February 2021 - Op-ed published in Le Monde by Drissa Traoré, coordinator of the joint FIDH/Malian Association for Human Rights (AMDH) program - Sahel: “In 2020, more unarmed civilians or suspects were killed by security forces than by extremist groups.”
We engage collectively to elevate Sahelian civil society voices to make specific recommendations on how governments respond to the crisis in the Sahel region.
Through public statements and outputs, events, private meetings, and engagement with the media, we urge Sahelian governments and states elsewhere who have invested economic, military, and political capital in the Sahel region to shape their engagement in the Sahel by:
Putting the protection of civilians and human rights at the heart of their response
Creating a comprehensive political strategy to address the root causes of insecurity
Responding to humanitarian emergencies and ensuring that aid is responsive to development
Combatting impunity and ensuring access to justice for all Sahelian citizens