Burkina faso
Burkina starts trial of alleged killers of left-wing idol Sankara
The slaying of Sankara, a pan-Africanist icon, has for years cast a shadow over the poor Sahel state, fuelling its reputation for turbulence and bloodshed.
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Mine blast kills five Burkina soldiers: army
The attack happened at around 3:00 pm local time when the soldiers were engaged in reconnaissance near the town of Mentao, said the statement. One of the vehicles in the convoy set off the device.
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480 civilians killed in Burkina attacks since May: NGO
The NGO also expressed alarm at the increase in the number of displaced people in recent months, with more than 275,000 people 'forced to flee a new outbreak of violence' since April.
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Armed groups killing, recruiting more children in Niger: Amnesty
Amnesty blamed the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) and the al-Qaeda-affiliated Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), for causing the 'devastating impact on children' in the region.
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Burkina Faso vows security revamp after deadly attacks
The government will "review the structural and operational organisation of the national defence and security forces," junior defence minister General Aime Barthelemy Simpore announced at a press conference in the capital Ouagadougou.
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30 civilians among dozens killed in Burkina Faso jihadist attack
In an ensuing gun battle, security forces killed 58 "terrorists" and put the rest to flight, according to the government. Wednesday's was the third attack in the past two weeks against Burkinabe soldiers in which 10 or more people have died, including one on August 4 with a toll of 30, 11 of them civilians.
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Suspected jihadists kill 40 villagers in Mali, 12 troops in Burkina
More than 40 people were killed on Sunday when "terrorists" invaded the villages of Karou, Ouatagouna and Daoutegeft near Mali's border with Niger, a military officer told AFP.
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Record numbers flee jihadist attacks in Burkina
In the first half of 2021, 237,000 people fled to other parts of Burkina Faso, compared to 96,000 registered during the second half of 2020, it said in a statement.
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'Around 10' police killed in Burkina Faso ambush
Burkina Faso has been grappling with a jihadist insurgency that has left at least 1,400 dead since 2015 and forced an estimated one million people to flee their homes.
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US star Angelina Jolie visits refugee camp in Burkina Faso
Jolie visited the camp at Goudebou, in the northeast of the landlocked west African country, as part of her role as an ambassador for the UN refugee organisation, the UNHCR.
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Thousands of women and children flee Burkina Faso massacre
At least 138 men, women and children were "executed" and nearly 40 were seriously wounded, Baloch said. Local sources have put the death toll at least 160, marking the deadliest attack since Islamist violence erupted in the West African country in 2015.
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At least 114 killed in deadliest Burkina Faso attacks since 2015
President Roch Marc Christian Kabore denounced an attack near the borders with Mali and Niger where jihadists linked to Al-Qaeda and Islamic State have been targeting civilians and soldiers.
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About 100 killed in Burkina Faso in deadliest attack since 2015
The attack occurred during the night of Friday to Saturday when "armed individuals staged an incursion" into the northern town of Solhan, a security source said.
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Three killed in northern Burkina Faso attack
A brutal resurgence of jihadist violence in the West African country has forced more than 16,000 people from their homes in just the last 10 days, prompting a fresh military offensive.
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Over 17,500 displaced in fresh Burkina violence: UN
More than 1,300 people have been killed and one million have fled violence since 2015, when jihadists emerged in the formerly tranquil West African nation.
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Twin Burkina Faso attacks kill three
In one attack, two police officers were ambushed on Saturday in the town of Batie in the southwest of the country while investigating reports of unidentified gunmen, a security source told AFP.
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Five civilian volunteers, one soldier killed in Burkina Faso ambush
The nation, among the world's poorest, is struggling with a jihadist insurgency that has killed more than 1,000 people and displaced hundreds of thousands.
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Burkina Faso goes to the polls in shadow of jihadist threat
President Roch Marc Christian Kabore is expected to win re-election, his supporters talking up his chances of an outright victory in the first round of voting.
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14 soldiers killed in Burkina Faso jihadist attack
The attack took place Wednesday in the country's north, near the border with Mali and Niger, and came ahead of presidential and legislative elections on November 22.
