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Burkina Faso: Forty-seven dead including 30 civilians in a new attack

August 19, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

At least 47 people were killed Wednesday when a convoy of soldiers and civilians was targeted by gunmen in the north of the country, a […]

Assassination of Thomas Sankara Trial to begin in October

August 18, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

The Burkinabe justice system has set Monday, October 11, 2021 as the opening date for the trial of the assassination of former Burkina Faso president […]

Ten civilians killed in several attacks in northern Burkina Faso

August 6, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

A dozen civilians were killed Wednesday night in several attacks on villages by suspected jihadists in northern Burkina Faso, security and local sources confirmed on […]

Niger: Nineteen special forces soldiers killed in an ambush

August 2, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

The Nigerien army lost 19 Special Forces soldiers securing the Torodi area between Niger and the Burkina Faso border. Two ambushes were set up by […]

Nigeria fighter plane shot down by bandits – military

July 22, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

For the first time since the phenomenon emerged in 2011, “heavily armed” bandits shot down a Nigerian army fighter jet on Sunday 18 July. The […]

Burkina Faso: President Roch Kaboré took ministry of Defense amid new government reshuffle

July 1, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

Following a ministerial reshuffle on Wednesday, June 30, 2021, the government of Burkina Faso recorded the departures of Chériff Sy and Ousséni Compaoré, previously in […]

EU reassures Burkina Faso of its support in the fight against terrorism

June 16, 2021 Geraldine Boechat 0

President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré met with the European Union Special Representative for the Sahel, Angel Losada, as well as the Executive Secretary of the […]