A group of young boys carried out the deadliest massacre that Burkina Faso has suffered in the six-year conflict since extremists invaded the nation. The attack in early June in the northeastern …
Jihadists Massacre at Least 130 in Burkina Faso as West African Violence Surges
Over the weekend, jihadists surrounded a remote village located on Burkina Faso's border with Niger and massacred at least 130 civilians, according to the government. The event marks the worst …
Spanish and Irish nationals Seized in Burkina Faso Ambush
In Burkina Faso, two Spaniards, an Irish conservationist, and a local soldier were abducted by gunmen near a nature reserve in the region. The group was part of an anti-poaching patrol investigating …
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Burkina Faso army blamed for extrajudicial torture, deaths
Burkina Faso's army has been accused of beating, shooting, and torturing men from the eastern town of Tawalbougou in late June, claiming that the men were supporting Islamic extremist rebels. Of the …
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Burkina Faso attacks open new front in France’s anti-terror fight
"An alarming increase in deadly jihadist attacks has led to expanded French military action in Burkina Faso, a marked shift after years of reticence by the west African nation to call in help from its …
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UN: In West Africa and the Sahel, signs of democratic progress amid continued ‘devastating’ violence
The UN has announced progress in building democratic institutions in Western Africa, although these gains remain in competition with the ongoing threat of terrorism and terrorist groups. Increasingly, …
Why the Sahara is terror’s new front line
From West to East, the massive desert has formed a vast battlefield between militants, populations, national governments, and foreign powers. This picture-heavy BBC publication on the situation …
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