AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoPress Freedom Watch: WAJSIC’s “Sahel: The State of the Media 2025–2026” flags worsening journalist safety and media independence across Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, citing legal pressure, surveillance, intimidation and growing exile risks. Media Regulation: Burkina Faso’s communications watchdog (CSC) fines Canal+ International 200 million CFA francs for not giving free access to RTB channels as ordered. Sports—WAFU B U20: Ghana’s Black Satellites face a must-win clash vs Burkina Faso today/Thursday after a 4-2 opening loss to Nigeria; winger Benjamin Tsivanyo and coach Maxwell Konadu stress speed, discipline and fixing defensive errors. Sahel Info Rights: RSF launches “Sahel Kunafoni,” a monthly webinar series to defend the right to information and counter propaganda across the region. Migration: IOM reports 512 migrants returned from Libya this week on EU-supported voluntary flights, including 351 to Burkina Faso. Regional Politics: Senegal’s President Bassirou Diomaye Faye begins his first Mali visit as ECOWAS chair, aiming to rebuild dialogue with Sahel states after their ECOWAS exit.
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