Month: September 2024

Burkina Faso: two years after the coup, rights violations surge alarmingly

Aïcha Abdou

Two years following Burkina Faso’s 2022 military takeover, the transitional regime continues to deepen its grip while systematically eroding democratic freedoms. Despite initial pledges to restore constitutional order, authorities have instead crushed civic spaces, silencing dissent and trampling fundamental rights. The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) condemns this alarming escalation of human rights abuses and urges immediate restoration of the rule of law. Nairobi, Dakar, Paris, September 30, 2024 — Since seizing power in the September 30, 2022 coup, Burkina Faso’s military authorities have systematically targeted critics of their…

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Bénin: coup d’état foiled raises questions about Patrice Talon’s succession

Aïcha Abdou

The arrest this week in Benin of three prominent figures, including a high-ranking military officer and two close associates of President Patrice Talon, has thrust the debate over his 2026 succession into the spotlight. On Wednesday, the prosecutor of Benin’s Court for the Repression of Economic and Terrorist Offenses (CRIET) revealed that Djimon Dieudonné Tévoédjrè, commander of the Republican Guard, former sports minister Oswald Homéky, and businessman Olivier Boko were detained between Monday and Tuesday nights. Authorities allege they conspired to stage a coup d’état in the West African nation…

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