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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…

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The jihadist chief is claimed to be significantly injured or probably useless after attempting to kill himself to flee the lads in Iswap, the department of Boko Haram affiliated with the Islamist state group. In 2016, Boko Haram was divided into two teams: Iswap on one aspect and on the opposite, a historic faction nonetheless led by Abubakar Shekau. Its stronghold in Sambisa was stormed on Wednesday,…

In Burkina Faso, the Prime Minister spent a number of hours in entrance of the deputies on Thursday, Could 20, to evaluate the combat in opposition to terrorism in Burkina Faso. as reported from Ouagadougou, Yaya BoudaniThere was peace and quiet at the top of 2020 and Christophe Dabiré believes that the outcomes obtained in…