Burkina faso
UN rights council agrees to urgent debate on racism, police violence
It is only the fifth time in the council's 14-year history that it has agreed to hold an "urgent debate", which is a special debate agreed upon within a regular...
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At least 50 die in Burkina attacks blamed on jihadists
Ten people were killed when an aid convoy was ambushed in Burkina Faso, the government said on Sunday, bringing to at least 50 the death toll from a string of attacks blamed on jihadists.
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Live music lifts spirits in Burkina Faso's coronavirus curfew
Patrick Kabre is contributing to COVID-Live, a series of sessions by musicians broadcast in real time on Facebook to people across Burkina Faso who have been under curfew for months.
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Burkina Faso reports first virus death in sub-Saharan Africa
The Sahel state of Burkina Faso on Wednesday announced its first death from coronavirus, which is also the first known fatality in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Burkina Faso church attack kills 24 people
Among the people killed was a pastor, after gunmen stormed a church on Sunday.
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Burkina Faso rocked by new jihadist massacre
The attack was launched on Saturday and jihadists were still in the area on Monday, a resident in nearby Bourzanga town told AFP by phone, citing accounts from those who had fled.
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Seven children among 14 killed in roadside bomb in Burkina Faso
The explosion happened in Sourou province near the Mali border as students returned to school after the Christmas holidays, a security source said.
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35 civilians killed in double Burkina Faso attack
Seven soldiers and 80 jihadists were also killed in the double attack on a military base and Arbinda town in Soum province, the army said.
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UN says 2.4 million people need urgent food aid across Burkina, Mali and Niger
UN's World Food Programme (WFP) Herve Verhoosel said some 20 million people were living in conflict-affected areas across the region, nit by violent clashes involving a range of armed groups.
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Mine workers demanded more protection before deadly Burkina Faso attack
The employees wanted the same protections as the expatriate staff who had been flying to the mine in helicopters since three workers were killed in two earlier attacks in August 2018.
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Burkina Faso army says 32 'terrorists' killed in two operations
One soldier was killed in the military response, which followed an attack on a patrol, an army statement said.
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Burkina Faso army says 32 'terrorists' killed in two operations
One soldier was killed in the operations, which come less than a month after 37 people were killed in an ambush.
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16 killed in Burkina Faso in suspected jihadist attack
The gunmen came to Pobe-Mengao, about 200km north of the capital Ouagadougou, threatening to take way children and telling villagers to help them buy weapons, a security source told Reuters.
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Around 20 killed in latest wave of Burkina Faso violence
Gunmen came to the Dolmande site in Soum province and fired on people working there, killing 20, a security source said on Sunday.
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8 killed in 2 attacks in north Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso has become part of a seven-year-old jihadist insurgency in the Sahel region, with more than 585 people killed since early 2015.
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93 million children with disabilities deserve a chance at education
Very few young people with disabilities get the chance to proceed to higher education and training. The WHO found that only 5-15% of children who need assistive devices have access to them.
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15 killed in jihadist attack in Burkina Faso
The raid took place on the night of Thursday to Friday with "around 20 individuals attacking the village of Diblou," said a security source who put the death toll at 14.
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15 killed in two 'terrorist' attacks on Burkina villages - minister
The gunmen attacked the villages of Sagho and Toekodogo, in the Barsalogho district, on Saturday, Sy said in a statement, describing them as members of 'armed terrorist groups'.
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Gunmen kill six during Catholic mass in Burkina Faso
The gunmen then set fire to the church, several shops and a small cafe before heading to the local health centre, which they looted, burning the chief nurse's vehicle.
