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twelve of the Boukouma attack rises to 80 dead

In the latest attack by jihadist groups, 65 civilians, 15 gendarmes and 6 helpers from the Burkina Faso armed forces were officially killed. These armed groups are increasingly attacking convoys or mixed convoys of the armed forces, particularly in the Sahel. This responds to a strategy of controlling this. groups this part of Burkina Faso, according to specialists. as reported from Ouagadougou, Yaya Boudani. The convoy that left Dori on Wednesday August 18 had almost 80 vehicles. "It spread to a distance of about 600…

One year after IBK’s forced departure, Malians are waiting

On August 18, 2021 in Mali, one year has passed since Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta was forced to resign through a military coup. A coup, without bloodshed, greeted by the audience who had contested IBK's management for several months. This protest was carried out by the coalition of opposition politicians, civil society and religious gatherings within the 5juin-Rassemblement des forces…

more than a thousand displaced after attacks by

Following the August 8 attacks on several Malian towns attributed to the jihadists, near the border with Niger, which killed 42 civilians, there are now many displaced civilians. More than a thousand people have left their villages to go to Labbézanga, very close to the Niger border, or more within Malian territory. Voluntary organizations went there.…