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5 months, 4 weeks ago

At least 20 soldiers, one civilian killed in western Niger

Country marks three days of national mourning after deadly ambush of security forces in rebellion-hit region. At least 20 soldiers and a civilian were killed in an attack by armed groups in western Niger, the Ministry of Defence has said. The ministry announced three days of national mourning starting on Wednesday, following the previous day’s ambush of security forces near …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Burkina Faso kicks out three French diplomats over ‘subversive activities’

Al Jazeera

France condemns the move and says there ‘were no legitimate grounds’ to expel its diplomats. Burkina Faso has accused three French diplomats of “subversive activities” and ordered them to leave the country within 48 hours, according to a foreign ministry letter viewed by Reuters and Agence France-Presse news agencies. Burkina Faso’s government did not provide details of the allegations against …

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9 months, 4 weeks ago

At least 15 Catholic worshippers were killed in an attack during a service in northern Burkina Faso

Associated Press

ABUJA, Nigeria — At least 15 Catholic worshippers were killed in a Burkina Faso village on Sunday when gunmen attacked a community as they gathered for prayers in the country’s conflict-hit northern region, church officials said. The violence in the village of Essakane was a “terrorist attack” that left 12 of the Catholic faithful dead at the scene, while three …

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10 months, 4 weeks ago

At least 60 civilians were killed in Burkina Faso last year in military drone strikes, watchdog says

Associated Press

ABUJA, Nigeria — Human Rights Watch said Thursday that Burkina Faso’s security forces last year killed at least 60 civilians in three different drone strikes, which the group says may have constituted war crimes. “The government should urgently and impartially investigate these apparent war crimes, hold those responsible to account, and provide adequate support for the victims and their families,” …

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1 year ago

Chad, Mauritania pave way for dissolution of G5 Sahel alliance

Al Jazeera

The G5 was created in 2014 but has secured only meagre results, even as insecurity remains a major issue across the Sahel. The two remaining members of West Africa’s G5 Sahel alliance on Wednesday said they were paving the way to dissolving the anti-rebel grouping after the other three founding countries left. In a joint statement, Chad and Mauritania said …

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1 year ago

Burkina Faso’s state media says hundreds of rebels have been killed trying to seize vulnerable town

Associated Press

ABUJA, Nigeria — Hundreds of rebels were killed as they tried to seize a town in northern Burkina Faso on Sunday, the state broadcaster reported, in one of the largest clashes in recent years in the West African nation under threat from fighters linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State. More than 3,000 fighters tried to take control of Djibo …

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1 year, 3 months ago

More than 50 security forces killed by jihadis in Burkina Faso, as violence inches closer to capital

Associated Press

DAKAR, Senegal — More than 50 security forces were killed and dozens wounded during intense fighting with jihadis in northern Burkina Faso, the army said Tuesday. Several dozen of the Islamic militants also were killed, as part of an operation to try push back the jihadis from Koumbri so that displaced people could return, the army said. The number of …

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1 year, 4 months ago

The coup in Niger will only embolden extremists, says a former jihadi fighter

Associated Press

NIAMEY, Niger — The coup in Niger could boost the ability of Islamic extremists to recruit in the country, potentially increasing violence and further threatening the stability of Africa’s Sahel region, a former jihadi fighter said in an interview with The Associated Press. Niger’s coup leaders who ousted the country’s president last week have joined counterparts in neighboring Mali and …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Burkina Faso’s military accused of killings, torture in latest Human Rights Watch report

Associated Press

DAKAR, Senegal — A slew of extrajudicial killings, forced disappearances, and instances of torture by Burkina Faso’s military has terrorized communities in the country’s northeast this year, according to a Human Rights Watch report released Thursday. “In the cases we documented, most of those who have been victims of these crimes were from the Fulani ethnic group,” explained Ilaria Allegrozzi, …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Men in military uniforms kill 60 people in Burkina Faso

Associated Press

DAKAR, Senegal — At least 60 people have been killed by men in military uniforms in northern Burkina Faso, authorities said. Burkina Faso’s government recently announced it was opening other investigations into allegations of human rights abuses by its security forces after a video surfaced that appeared to show the extrajudicial killing of seven children in the country’s north. AP’s …

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1 year, 8 months ago

After Burkina Faso ousts French, Russia’s Wagner may arrive

Associated Press

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Just weeks after Burkina Faso’s junta ousted hundreds of French troops, signs appeared that the West African country could be moving closer to Russia, including the mercenary outfit, the Wagner Group. One signal was Burkina Faso authorities requested in February, nearly $30 million in gold from its mines to be handed over for “public necessity.” It’s …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Burkina Faso expels 2 French journalists, no reason given

Associated Press

DAKAR, Senegal — Burkina Faso’s military junta has expelled two journalists working for French media without reason, said the outlets. “Le Monde condemns in the strongest terms this arbitrary decision which forced the two journalists to leave Ouagadougou in less than 24 hours,” said Jerome Fenoglio, director of Le Monde. She is a formidable writer who knows Burkina Faso very …

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1 year, 9 months ago

US Secretary of State Blinken visits Niger on Africa tour

Associated Press

NIAMEY, Niger — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced $150 million in direct assistance to Africa’s Sahel region Thursday as he visited Niger, seeking to strengthen ties with a country that has so far avoided the recent spate of military coups and Russian mercenaries destabilizing its neighbors. Blinken’s visit comes as both Mali and Burkina Faso remain increasingly volatile, …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Burkina Faso gunmen kill 15 Nigerian pilgrims bound for Senegal

Al Jazeera

The Muslim pilgrims were travelling to a religious ceremony in Senegal through conflict hotspots in northern Burkina Faso and central Mali. At least 15 Nigerian Muslim pilgrims on their way to Senegal were killed when gunmen in Burkina Faso attacked the buses transporting them, Nigeria’s presidency said on Monday. The pilgrims were on their way to a religious ceremony in …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Why Burkina Faso just had its second coup in 8 months

Al Jazeera

On September 30, Captain Ibrahim Traore led a coup to become Burkina Faso’s new leader, deposing Paul Henri-Damiba, who had only come to power in January through his own coup. Halla Mohieddeen: At the end of last month, Ibrahim Traore, an unknown 34-year-old army captain, led a coup to oust Burkina Faso’s President Paul-Henri Damiba. Halla Mohieddeen: At the heart …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Burkina Faso’s coup and political situation: All you need to know

Al Jazeera

New military leader Traore says Paul-Henri Damiba was removed due to his inability to deal with a worsening armed uprising in the country. On September 30, Burkina Faso military leader President Paul-Henri Damiba was deposed in the country’s second coup in a year, as army Captain Ibrahim Traore took charge, dissolving the transitional government and suspending the constitution. On January …

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2 years, 2 months ago

11 killed, dozens missing after attack on Burkina Faso convoy

Al Jazeera

Burkina Faso condemns ‘barbaric, cowardly’ attack after fighters ambush an army-escorted resupply convoy in the Sahel region. Burkina Faso’s government says at least 11 soldiers have been killed and 50 civilians were missing after armed fighters attacked a 150-vehicle military-escorted convoy taking supplies to a northern town. Violence has raged in Burkina Faso since Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba seized power …

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2 years, 4 months ago

At least 15 soldiers killed in northern Burkina Faso blasts: Army

Al Jazeera

Army says the explosions occurred on a rural road in the Bam province of the country’s Central-North region. At least 15 soldiers were killed in northern Burkina Faso when a transport vehicle drove over a hidden explosive, killing several troops before a second explosion killed those who rushed to their aid, the army has said in a statement. The incident …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Burkina Faso’s military government struggles to contain violence

Al Jazeera

Since January’s coup, the number of attacks has increased by more than 23 percent, compared with the five months before. When the mutinous soldiers removed the government last January in Burkina Faso, they pledged to end the country’s crippling security crisis, a task that they claimed elected officials failed to execute. After talks with the military government in June, former …

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2 years, 6 months ago

At least 50 killed in Burkina Faso rebel attack: Government

Al Jazeera

Since 2015, Burkina Faso has been gripped by conflict that has claimed more than 2,000 lives. At least 50 people have died in an attack by armed men on a village in northern Burkina Faso, a government spokesman said. “The army has so far found 50 bodies” after the village of Seytenga was attacked overnight Saturday, spokesman Lionel Bilgo said …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Jihadi abuses increasing in Burkina Faso, says rights group

Associated Press

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — The atrocities are rampant: A 25-year-old woman abducted at night from her home, pinned down and raped by a jihadi while another held her baby. These are some of the abuses committed in Burkina Faso by Islamic extremists linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group documented in a report released Monday by Human Rights Watch. …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Burkina Faso: More than 30 killed in attack on town of Arbinda

Al Jazeera

For years, armed groups linked to al-Qaeda and ISIL have sought to gain control over parts of the Sahel. Armed fighters have killed at least eight people who were collecting water in a town in northern Burkina Faso, its mayor has said. Monday’s attack took place in Arbinda, in the province of Soum, which has suffered several deadly raids by …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Burkina Faso award-winner vows to keep defending rights

Associated Press

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — For Daouda Diallo the threat of death is constant in conflict-riddled Burkina Faso. In this difficult situation, Diallo’s work to document abuses and protect people’s rights in Burkina Faso has been internationally recognized with the Martin Ennals award, bestowed each year by a consortium of 10 international rights groups. “Daouda Diallo has investigated and reported grave …

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2 years, 10 months ago

French air raids kill 40 fighters in Burkina Faso

Al Jazeera

France says the fighters were responsible for deadly attacks in Benin whose victims included a Frenchman. French forces have killed dozens of fighters in Burkina Faso linked to deadly attacks this week in neighbouring Benin whose victims included a Frenchman, the army said. The French-led Barkhane force in the Sahel region “engaged its air intelligence capacities to locate the armed …

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At least 20 soldiers, one civilian killed in western Niger

Burkina Faso kicks out three French diplomats over ‘subversive activities’

At least 15 Catholic worshippers were killed in an attack during a service in northern Burkina Faso

At least 60 civilians were killed in Burkina Faso last year in military drone strikes, watchdog says

Chad, Mauritania pave way for dissolution of G5 Sahel alliance

Burkina Faso’s state media says hundreds of rebels have been killed trying to seize vulnerable town

More than 50 security forces killed by jihadis in Burkina Faso, as violence inches closer to capital

The coup in Niger will only embolden extremists, says a former jihadi fighter

Burkina Faso’s military accused of killings, torture in latest Human Rights Watch report

Men in military uniforms kill 60 people in Burkina Faso

After Burkina Faso ousts French, Russia’s Wagner may arrive

Burkina Faso expels 2 French journalists, no reason given

US Secretary of State Blinken visits Niger on Africa tour

Burkina Faso gunmen kill 15 Nigerian pilgrims bound for Senegal

Why Burkina Faso just had its second coup in 8 months

Burkina Faso’s coup and political situation: All you need to know

11 killed, dozens missing after attack on Burkina Faso convoy

At least 15 soldiers killed in northern Burkina Faso blasts: Army

Burkina Faso’s military government struggles to contain violence

At least 50 killed in Burkina Faso rebel attack: Government

Jihadi abuses increasing in Burkina Faso, says rights group

Burkina Faso: More than 30 killed in attack on town of Arbinda

Burkina Faso award-winner vows to keep defending rights

French air raids kill 40 fighters in Burkina Faso