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the attackers returned to Solhan

According to information from RFI, the armed men returned to the village of Solhan, which was attacked on the night of June 4-5, leaving more than a hundred dead. After the victims were buried and the elements in Sebba's military unit left, they blew up the village on Saturday night. It was around 9 pm local time when these terrorist armed groups returned to the village of Solhan, directed the night before by an attack that left more than a hundred dead. They were many, some sources speak of at least 200 warriors.…

“The use of volunteers to defend

Northeast Burkina Faso was hit, on the night from Friday to Saturday, by two attacks, one of which left at least 138 dead, the deadliest in this country since the beginning of jihadist violence in 2015. terrorists have caused so many casualties and damage? RFI spoke with Mahamadou Sawadogo, a former gendarme and security specialist in Burkina Faso.…

UN chief Guterres shocked by killing 160

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed his shock and outrage over the killing of dozens of people in Burkina Faso on Saturday in one of the country's deadliest attacks in years. According to local sources, the number of deaths from the massacre increased to 160 on Sunday, several media reported. Seven children are believed to be among the victims, according to the UN. In a statement late on Saturday, Guterres condemned the "heinous" attack and called on the international community to increase its support in…

Turkey condemns attacks that have killed over 100 years

Turkey said in a statement early Sunday that it "condemns" an attack by unidentified attackers in northern Burkina Faso that left more than 100 people dead. The attack occurred in a village in Yagha province in the Sahel region overnight on Friday. "We strongly condemn this heinous attack," the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. "We extend our sincere condolences to the families of those who lost their lives, as well as to the friendly and fraternal people and government of Burkina Faso," it added. Attackers…

100 civilians killed in Burkina Faso in the deadliest

At least 100 civilians were killed in an overnight terrorist attack on a village in northern Burkina Faso, the government said on Saturday. It was the deadliest attack in Burkina Faso since terrorist violence broke out in the country in 2015. The attackers struck overnight on Friday, killing residents of the village of Solhan in Yagha province, which borders Niger. They also burned homes and the market, the government said in a statement. The government described the attackers as terrorists but no…

“Go Paga”, an integration program for

In Burkina Faso, the "Go Paga" project (in front of women) was officially launched on Friday, June 4, in Ouagadougou, a project to support women whose husbands died in combat, in the fight against terrorism. as reported from Ouagadougou, Yaya BoudaniFollowing a pilot phase during which about ten women benefited from training and…

Burkina Faso gets its first doses of

A gift that is part of the Covax initiative in which the country is involved. According to the program planned by the Ministry of Health, vaccination is scheduled to start in the first week of June and will affect healthcare professionals, people living with morbidity and pilgrimage to Mecca. as reported from Ouagadougou, Yaya…

teachers support students who are opposed

In Burkina Faso, the Federation of Education and Research Unions has supported students who have been fighting for several weeks against the reform of exams. The Ministry of National Education had announced reforms on BEPC and BAC degrees, including the abolition of a subject in certain subjects and the organization of bac which…