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FILE: Burkina Faso army officers patrol near a French armoured vehicle parked in Kaya, capital of Burkina Faso's north-central region, after people protest to oppose the passage of a large French army logistics convoy in transit to neighboring Niger, on November 20, 2021. Picture: Olympia de Maismont / AFP

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Burkina tries 'dialogue' tack in fight against jihadists

By AFP

Burkina Faso has unveiled a new tactic in its fight against a bloody jihadist insurgency, "dialogue" between community leaders and local fighters who have...

  • In the aftermath of the Burkina Faso coup, a demonstration is scheduled for Tuesday where calm has returned. Picture: AFP

    'Good news': Disgruntled Burkina Faso workers welcome coup

    In Burkina Faso, hundreds of workers are saying good riddance to an ousted president, hoping for a brighter future under the soldiers who toppled him.

    194 days ago
  • Women draw water from a village pump where jihadist groups are trying to recruit on 22 January 2022. Picture: Sia Kambou/AFP

    Burkina Faso govt denies army takeover after barracks gunfire

    Burkina Faso's government denied that the army had seized control of the country on Sunday after exchanges of gunfire took place at multiple army barracks, including two in the capital.

    200 days ago
  • FILE:  Picture: Wikimedia Commons.

    '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.

    415 days ago
  • A general view of monument city in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Picture: Pixabay.com

    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.

    432 days ago
  • FILE: Since 2015 Burkina Faso has struggled to fight back against increasingly frequent and deadly jihadist attacks from groups including the Group to Support Islam and Muslims (GSIM) and the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (EIGS). Picture: AFP

    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.

    453 days ago
  • Picture: Pixabay.com

    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.

    801 days ago
  • FILE: A picture take on 30 October 2018 shows Burkinabe gendarmes sitting on their vehicle in the city of Ouhigouya in the north of the country. Picture: AFP

    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.

    998 days ago
  • FILE: A picture take on 30 October 2018 shows Burkinabe gendarmes sitting on their vehicle in the city of Ouhigouya in the north of the country. Picture: AFP

    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.

    1186 days ago
  • Picture: Pixabay.com

    Gunmen kill six in Burkina Faso Catholic Church: sources

    The attackers set fire to the church, several shops and a small cafe before heading to the local health centre, which they looted and burnt the chief nurse's vehicle, said Zongo.

    1187 days ago
  • FILE: A picture take on 30 October 2018 shows Burkinabe gendarmes sitting on their vehicle in the city of Ouhigouya in the north of the country. Picture: AFP

    Five dead in Burkina clashes after shooting

    A crowd of about 100 youths stormed the police station in the western town of Orodara on Friday after the alleged gunman took shelter there following the deadly shooting of the young man earlier Friday.

    1300 days ago
  • FILE: A picture take on 30 October 2018 shows Burkinabe gendarmes sitting on their vehicle in the city of Ouhigouya in the north of the country. Picture: AFP

    Burkina Faso PM and government resign

    Prime Minister Paul Kaba Thieba stood down on Friday, according to a statement released by the country's president.

    1300 days ago
  • Picture: Pixabay.com

    Six shot dead in 'terror attack' in Burkina Faso

    The police responded, firing on the attackers, killing six of them but leaving one officer with a foot injury, another security source said.

    1336 days ago
  • FILE: In this file photo taken on 23 November 2004, a pupil performs mathematical operations Nongana Fulfulde primary bilingual school in the village of Nongana of Ziniare in plateau central region, north of Ouagadougou. Picture: AFP

    Hundreds of schools shut in Burkina Faso over jihadi attacks

    Despite international efforts to create a transnational anti-jihadist military operation, named the G5 Sahel force, the situation is getting worse.

    1361 days ago
  • FILE: Army forces drive near Hotel Splendid where the attackers remain with sporadic gunfire continuing in Burkina Faso's capital Ouagadougou on January 15, 2016. Attackers have killed "several people" at a restaurant opposite a four-star hotel where the assailants are holed up, a restaurant staff member told AFP.

    At least 9 killed in Burkina Faso twin attacks

    An unnamed security source told AFP that one of the attacks had targeted the home of a Islamic religious leader and other Muslims.

    1425 days ago
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