Tag: Burkina Faso
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The colonialist and the revolutionary
Francophone West Africa has for several years been beset by an Islamist insurgency that nations such as Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso have failed to repel, despite international assistance.
October 13, 2022 -
ECOWAS-UN joint mission visits Burkina Faso
"It's about seeing how we can work with Burkina Faso so that the country can get out of this situation," said Botchwey.
February 1, 2022 -
Soldier returns
Some in Burkina Faso want Russian forces to replace the French ~ as they have in Mali. Demands for a more effective security strategy had built up through last year, and President Kaboré overhauled first his government and then the military command in a bid to regain the political momentum and restore some stability to the battered northern and eastern provinces.
January 31, 2022 -
41 killed in Burkina Faso attack
Security in Burkina Faso has worsened since 2015, with terrorist attacks having killed more than 1,000 people and displaced over one million others
December 26, 2021 -
26 killed in attack on a village in central Mali
Thousands of soldiers and civilians have been killed in the conflict, while many more have been forced to flee their homes.
June 7, 2020 -
French forces kill leader of Al-Qaeda in northern Mali: Report
France has deployed more than 5,000 troops to combat jihadist groups in the region -- a largely lawless expanse stretching over Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger, where drugs and arms flow through porous borders.
June 6, 2020 -
At least ten civilians killed in Burkina Faso in third attack in two Days
Burkina Faso, one of the world's poorest countries, has battled a jihadist insurgency since 2015.
June 1, 2020 -
10 killed in attack on church in Burkina Faso
The assailants attacked a church in the Yagha province of the Sahel region during a religious ceremony.
February 18, 2020 -
36 civilians killed in attack in northern Burkina Faso
No one has claimed responsibility for the attacks.
January 22, 2020 -
63 ‘terrorists’, 25 others killed in Niger army base attack
The attack happened in the same region Tillaberi, also bordering Burkina Faso, where 71 Niger soldiers were killed in a December attack, claimed by the Islamic State group.
January 10, 2020 -
11 soldiers killed in attack in Burkina Faso
The defence and security forces managed to kill five gunmen in an exchange of gunfire, according to local media.
December 26, 2019 -
35 civilians killed in terror attack in Burkina Faso
Army said seven soldiers and 80 militants were killed as the army repelled Tuesday's attack .
December 25, 2019 -
37 killed in deadly attack on Canadian mining convoy in Africa’s Burkina Faso
The attack is the deadliest in recent years as the military struggles to contain violence that has overrun parts of Burkina Faso, located in West Africa.
November 7, 2019 -
53 soldiers killed in militant attack in Mali
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the assault.
November 2, 2019 -
Malian PM resigns as anger mounts over massacre
Mali's prime minister resigned along with his entire government on Thursday following criticism over their handling of an upsurge of violence in the centre
April 19, 2019 -
Six police officers die in Burkina Faso blast: security sources
The attack came a day after six soldiers were killed in the east of the country in similar circumstances.
October 6, 2018 -
A true beauty
Whether Donna was the prettiest woman in our college nobody cared. She was certainly the most eye-catching. With her lithe body, long tresses and those incredible, sparkling eyes, she cut a broad swath through all the male hearts. If she went to a party, we tripped over each other to get there; if she joined...
October 9, 2017