How an EU-funded security force helped Senegal crush democracy protests
An elite EU-trained Senegalese police unit was meant to tackle cross-border crime. It was used to quash demonstrations.
Independent investigative journalist, reporter, audio producer and photographer.
‘Conflict timber’: Gambian traffickers continue rosewood trade despite ban
Al Jazeera investigation finds connection between secessionist struggle in Senegal and timber traffickers in Gambia.
Comment l’Europe sous-traite à l’Afrique le contrôle des migrations
Enquête en quatre parties sur les politiques européennes visant à freiner les migrations en provenance du continent africain.
The Witches Want Justice
After Yahya Jammeh brutalized his people, the reconciliation process is at a crossroads.
The Shadow of the Next Pandemic Looms in a Virus Hotspot
Low vaccination coverage in the Democratic Republic of the Congo raises the risk of diseases spreading and adapting undetected.
How Europe Outsourced Border Enforcement to Africa
The European Union is militarizing Africa’s internal borders to curb migration, with little regard for human rights.
A rare form of polio threatens DR Congo – this is why it matters
The threat of vaccine-derived polio stems from four sub-regions across the world, but the DRC is of “particular concern".
Behind the Wall - ما وراء الجدار -
Four young Palestinians in the West Bank explore how traditional cultural practices can help them resist the occupation.
Transnistria: The breakaway region torn between Moldova, Russia and the EU
War in Ukraine have reignited questions about the future of Transnistria, a pro-Russian enclave in Moldova.
‘They can see us in the dark’: migrants grapple with hi-tech fortress EU
A powerful battery of drones, thermal cameras and heartbeat detectors are being deployed to exclude asylum seekers.
Unmasking Europe's Shadow Armies
The visual evidence that removes the layer of plausible deniability from illegal pushbacks of asylum seekers in the Balkans and Aegean.
«Pushback» de migrants : la police cogne aux frontières de l’Union européenne
Des vidéos montrent des refoulements violents et illégaux de migrants par les autorités roumaines et croates.
Europe's Violent Shadow Army Unmasked
Mysterious men wearing balaclavas are beating up refugees at the external EU border or abandoning them at sea.
Traumatised Indian students overcome adversity to reach Romania
Indians fleeing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine describe their journey to safety and how they were received in neighbouring Romania.
The Sleeping Children
After nearly six years struggling to get asylum in Sweden, a Yazidi girl “fell asleep” – and didn’t wake up again for another five years.
Pushbacks
An audio documentary about the history of Frontex, asylum law and the mounting allegations of pushbacks against the EU's best funded agency.
The Shadowy Diplomats Hired to End Global Conflicts
Independent diplomats are increasingly being used to mediate conflicts.
Self-Mutilations and Hunger Strikes: The Mental Health Crisis Inside French Migrant Detention Centres
The appalling conditions of Parisian migrant detention centre Mesnil-Amelot have grave implications for the mental health of detainees.
The vigilantes trying to take down Islamic State online
As transnational agencies crack down on IS networks, vigilante collectives are trying to take matters into their own hands.
Three-day cease-fire gave Idlib fragile respite
The White Helmets, doctors and humanitarian workers in Idlib, Syria experienced respite from months of airstrikes by Syrian and Russian forces.
