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Nearly 72 hours after the Solhan massacre in eastern Burkina Faso, no allegations have yet been released. But two jihadist groups operate in the area. Solhan village, where it took placethe deadliest attack as Burkina Faso has known for six years, is located just south of the so-called "three borders" area. This region, where…

More than two weeks after fierce fighting between rival jihadist factions in northeastern Nigeria, the group Islamic State of West Africa (Iswap) announced the death of Abubakar Shekau, the historical leader of Boko Haram, in an audio message. This announcement specifically confirms that Abubakar Shekau blew up his explosive belt so as not to have to give up, while being besieged by the men of Iswap, in…

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.…

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.…

In Mali today, the movement to save the Azawad (MSA) condemns the massacre of eleven civilians two days ago, by an unidentified armed group, north of Ménaka. According to MSA commander Moussa Ag Acharatoumane, several armed men on motorcycles broke into a camp populated by members of the Tuareg Ibogholitan community where they…

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…

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…

Emmanuel Macron threatens to withdraw the French military if Mali moves in the direction of radical Islamism. In an interview with JDD, the French head of state also confirms his connection to the transition process after what he has already described as an "unacceptable coup". These remarks come when West African leaders meet to decide the thorny issue of their response to the second coup by the Malian…

The Timbuktu Institute in partnership with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation presented its report on the security situation in the Kédougou region, in south-eastern Senegal, a border area between Mali and Guinea, on 27 May 27 May. as reported from Dakar, Charlotte idracThe "battle for the east" will take place, and we must prepare…

Bujumbura was hit by several simultaneous grenade attacks early on Tuesday evening, May 25, targeting three bustling bus stops and sowing panic in a city that had not seen such attacks in several years. The sources speak of two to seven victims and dozens injured. These explosions took place over a period of five minutes on a…