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Nigeria: At least 21 soldiers killed in ambush by 'terrorist group,' ruling junta says

Niamey : An ambush by a “terrorist group” killed 21 Nigerien soldiers near the country's border with Burkina Faso on Tuesday, Niger's ruling military junta said in a statement read on national television. Niger and neighboring Mali and Burkina Faso are also battling movements linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State extremist group in a decade-long conflict in the Sahel …

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7 months ago

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger finalise regional alliance project

The Hindu

Junta-run Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have finalised plans to form a confederation after turning their backs on former colonial ruler France to seek closer ties with Russia. Their Foreign Ministers met Friday in Niger's capital Niamey to agree on a text establishing the Confederation of the Alliance of Sahel States. "The objective was to finalise the draft text relating …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Burkina Faso says HRW massacre accusations ‘baseless’

Al Jazeera

A Human Rights Watch report on Thursday accused the military of executing residents in Nodin and Soro, including at least 56 children. Burkina Faso has said a Human Rights Watch report alleging that soldiers killed at least 223 villagers in two attacks on February 25 made “baseless accusations”. “The government of Burkina Faso strongly rejects and condemns such baseless accusations,” …

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7 months, 4 weeks ago

Burkina Faso suspends BBC, VOA radio broadcasts over killings coverage

Hindustan Times

April 26 - Burkina Faso has suspended the radio broadcasts of BBC Africa and the U.S-funded Voice of America for two weeks over their coverage of a Human Rights Watch report accusing the army of extrajudicial killings, authorities said late on Thursday. Burkina Faso suspends BBC, VOA radio broadcasts over killings coverage In the report based on its own investigation, …

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7 months, 4 weeks ago

Burkina Faso's Army massacred over 200 civilians in a village raid, Human Rights Watch says

The Hindu

Military forces in Burkina Faso killed 223 civilians, including babies and many children, in attacks on two villages accused of cooperating with militants, Human Rights Watch said in a report published on Thursday. “The massacres in Nondin and Soro villages are just the latest mass killings of civilians by the Burkina Faso military in their counterinsurgency operations,” Human Rights Watch …

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7 months, 4 weeks ago

Burkina Faso Military massacres over 223 civilians, including babies in a hasty raid on two villages

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Military forces in Burkina Faso killed 223 civilians, including babies and many children, in attacks on two villages accused of cooperating with militants, Human Rights Watch said in a report published on Thursday. “The massacres in Nondin and Soro villages are just the latest mass killings of civilians by the Burkina Faso military in their counterinsurgency operations,” Human Rights Watch …

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9 months ago

Burkina Faso’s security forces are killing more civilians. Survivors detailed 1 village’s massacre

Associated Press

DAKAR, Senegal — Women slain with babies wrapped against their bodies, lifeless children intertwined together, a 2-month-old face-up on the ground with puppies crawling on his tiny frame. The images the man sent AP and the interviews with the three survivors are rare firsthand accounts amid a stark increase in civilian killings by Burkina Faso’s security forces as the junta …

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9 months ago

Burkina Faso's security forces are killing more civilians. Survivors detailed 1 village's massacre

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The images the man sent …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Five killed in a private plane crash in eastern Burkina Faso

Associated Press

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — A private aircraft with seven people aboard crashed into a tree Wednesday after failing to take off successfully in Burkina Faso’s eastern region, killing five people and injuring two, authorities said. The plane was taking off from a local airport in the city of Diapaga en route to the city of Fada N’Gourma when it “ended …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

'170 people executed' in attacks on Burkina villages: prosecutor

The Hindu

Around 170 people were "executed" in attacks on three villages in northern Burkina Faso a week ago, a regional public prosecutor said on March 3. Aly Benjamin Coulibaly said he received reports of the attacks on the villages of Komsilga, Nodin and Soroe in Yatenga province on February 25, with a provisional toll of "around 170 people executed". Local security …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso withdraw from West Africa regional bloc ECOWAS as tensions deepen

Associated Press

ABUJA, Nigeria — West African nations Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger have withdrawn from the regional economic bloc known as ECOWAS, their respective juntas announced Sunday. The juntas said in a joint statement read on state television in all three countries that they have “decided in complete sovereignty on the immediate withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from the …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso announce withdrawal from ECOWAS

Al Jazeera

The three nations, led by military governments, accused the regional bloc of becoming a threat to member states. Three military-led West African nations have announced their immediate withdrawal from regional bloc ECOWAS, accusing the body of becoming a threat to its members. Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso “decide in complete sovereignty on the immediate withdrawal” from the Economic Community of …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Au revoir, Sahel: Did 2023 crush France’s influence in Africa?

Al Jazeera

France’s hold on its African allies significantly shrunk in 2023. February: French troops pull out of Burkina Faso Following the departure of its 4,500-strong Operation Barkhane force from Mali in August 2022, French troops also pulled out of neighbouring Burkina Faso this February. Not only had some of the French troops exiting Mali in 2022 been resettled in Niger, but …

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1 year, 1 month ago

UN calls for investigation into Burkina Faso 'mass killings'

Firstpost

Burkina Faso’s state prosecutor said Monday that more than 70 people had been killed in an attack on November 5 in the town of Zaongo in the central north of the country and that most of them were children and elderly people The United Nations called Wednesday for an independent investigation into “mass killings” in Burkina Faso this month that …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Russia to build nuclear power plant in Burkina Faso

Hindustan Times

Burkina Faso's government said Friday that it had signed an agreement with Russia for the construction of a nuclear power plant to "cover the energy needs of the population," less than a quarter of which has access to electricity. "The government of Burkina Faso has signed a memorandum of understanding for the construction of a nuclear power plant," it said …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Burkina Faso’s junta says its intelligence and security services have foiled a coup attempt

Associated Press

ABUJA, Nigeria — Burkina Faso’s military government said Wednesday its intelligence and security services had thwarted a coup attempt and were actively pursuing others believed involved in what it called a bid to “throw our country into chaos.” A junta statement said the coup attempt happened Tuesday without providing further details. “Officers and other alleged actors involved in this attempt …

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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

How the coup in Niger could expand the reach of Islamic extremism, and Wagner, in West Africa

Associated Press

More than 1,000 U.S. service personnel are in Niger, which until Wednesday’s coup by mutinous soldiers had avoided the military takeovers that destabilized West African neighbors in recent years. Signaling Niger’s importance in the region where Wagner also operates, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited in March to strengthen ties and announce $150 million in direct assistance, calling the …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Survivors of ‘massacre’ in Burkina Faso blame security forces

Al Jazeera

The massacre, which is being blamed on the country’s security forces, took place last week in the northern village of Karma and surrounding areas. Residents and survivors of an alleged massacre in a Burkina Faso village say 136 people, including women and infants, were killed as they blamed security forces for the April 20 attack. I was hiding underneath piles …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Attack on Burkina Faso military post kills at least 33 soldiers

Al Jazeera

The assault targeted the military detachment in Ougarou in Burkina Faso’s Est region. An attack on a military base in eastern Burkina Faso has killed 33 soldiers and wounded 12 others in the latest outburst of violence in the West African country. The ongoing violence has sparked anger within the military, fuelling two coups last year that led to the …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Suspected jihadists kill 33 Burkina Faso troops: Army

India Today

An attack by suspected jihadists killed 33 soldiers in eastern Burkina Faso on Thursday, the army said. A contingent of troops came across "a complex, large-scale attack" in the east region, which also left 12 soldiers wounded, according to an army statement. READ | 40 killed in attack by suspected jihadists in Burkina Faso Burkina Faso has been grappling with …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Mass killing of civilians by security forces in Burkina Faso

Associated Press

DAKAR, Senegal — The accounts are horrific. These are some of the atrocities allegedly perpetrated by Burkina Faso’s security forces in the north of the country, according to a statement Tuesday by locals from the village of Karma where the violence took place. Earlier this week, Burkina Faso’s prosecutor said it had already opened an investigation into the killings, but …

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1 year, 7 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

40 killed in attack by suspected jihadists in Burkina Faso

India Today

Unidentified armed men killed 40 people and wounded 33 others in an attack on the army and volunteer defence forces in northern Burkina Faso, officials said on Sunday. READ | South Korea fires warning shots after North's boat crosses sea border On Sunday, there was "another attack targeting the military detachment of Kongoussi ", news agency AFP quoted the same …

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Nigeria: At least 21 soldiers killed in ambush by 'terrorist group,' ruling junta says

Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger finalise regional alliance project

Burkina Faso says HRW massacre accusations ‘baseless’

Burkina Faso suspends BBC, VOA radio broadcasts over killings coverage

Burkina Faso's Army massacred over 200 civilians in a village raid, Human Rights Watch says

Burkina Faso Military massacres over 223 civilians, including babies in a hasty raid on two villages

Burkina Faso’s security forces are killing more civilians. Survivors detailed 1 village’s massacre

Burkina Faso's security forces are killing more civilians. Survivors detailed 1 village's massacre

Five killed in a private plane crash in eastern Burkina Faso

'170 people executed' in attacks on Burkina villages: prosecutor

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso withdraw from West Africa regional bloc ECOWAS as tensions deepen

Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso announce withdrawal from ECOWAS

Au revoir, Sahel: Did 2023 crush France’s influence in Africa?

UN calls for investigation into Burkina Faso 'mass killings'

Russia to build nuclear power plant in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso’s junta says its intelligence and security services have foiled a coup attempt

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

How the coup in Niger could expand the reach of Islamic extremism, and Wagner, in West Africa

Survivors of ‘massacre’ in Burkina Faso blame security forces

Attack on Burkina Faso military post kills at least 33 soldiers

Suspected jihadists kill 33 Burkina Faso troops: Army

Mass killing of civilians by security forces in Burkina Faso

Men in military uniforms kill 60 people in Burkina Faso

40 killed in attack by suspected jihadists in Burkina Faso