Al-Qaida took responsibility for the attack, announcing in a statement that it had seized “complete control over a militia position” in Barsalogho, a key location in Kaya. The town is strategically important as security forces have used it to defend against jihadis.
Burkina Faso- a once-peaceful nation has been ravaged by violence that has pitted jihadis linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group against state-backed forces. Both sides have targeted civilians caught in the middle of the brutal war-like situation.
Burkina Faso's government was overthrown by the military junta, which promised to take care of the perilous security situation of the country. Despite that, the West African nation continues to grapple with Islamist insurgency that has killed thousands and displaced millions.
The U.N. human rights office said Turk had previously raised concerns with the government about possible abuses 'linked to recruitment, arming and deployment of auxiliaries in Burkina Faso.'
Gunmen killed 24 men, including a church pastor, and kidnapped three others on Sunday in Burkina Faso, an official said. It was the latest attack against a religious leader in the increasingly unstable West African nation.
Jihadists attacked a town in northern Burkina Faso and killed 35 civilians, most of them women, and ensuing clashes with security forces left 80 jihadists dead, the West African nation’s president announced late Tuesday. The violence, which erupted in the town of Arbinda in Sahel region near the country’s border with Mali, lasted for several hours, according to a military statement. Seven members of the security forces who responded also were killed.
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More than 90 people were wounded in the violence in the former French colony in West Africa, and officials called it a terrorist attack. There was no claim of responsibility.
Ouagadougou: Burkina Faso's former ambassador to the United Nations is slated to be in charge of a civilian transitional government after the military briefly seized control of the country last month.Michel Kafando, 72, was named
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon has hailed the adoption of an agreement on one-year civilian-led transition, calling on all parties in the country to rapidly decide who will lead the transition.Ban encouraged all
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Diplomats pressing Burkina Faso's military ruler to return the country to civilian rule said on Wednesday they are seeking names of people who could serve as interim head of state until elections
United Nations: UN chief Ban Ki-moon has called for an inclusive, civilian-led transition in Burkina Faso, with his special representative in the region consulting with stakeholders, a UN spokesperson said."The Secretary-General continues to be greatly
Paris: France on Tuesday gave a call for the creation of a civilian transitional government in Burkina Faso to prepare for elections in the West African country where violent and massive street protests forced president
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso's army appointed a military colonel as transitional leader on Saturday, it said, after the West African country's president resigned from 27 years in office amid violent protests against his continued
Addis Ababa: The African Union (AU) has called for a civilian-led and consensual transition in Burkina Faso.The Peace and Security Council of the 54-member Pan-African bloc will be holding a meeting on Monday to consider
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: The president of Burkina Faso stepped down Friday after protesters stormed parliament and set the building ablaze, ending his 27-year reign and sparking a struggle in the military for control of the
Washington: The US on Friday called for a "peaceful" transition of power in Burkina Faso, but refused to label the military's take-over as a coup."We underscored our commitment to peaceful transitions of power, through democratic
Washington: The US Friday called for a "peaceful" transition of power in Burkina Faso, but refused to label the military's take-over as a coup."We underscored our commitment to peaceful transitions of power, through democratic elections,
Ouagadougou: Protesters agitated over plans to allow Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore to extend his 27-year rule have set fire to Parliament House, BBC reported Thursday.Having first come to power in a coup in 1987,
Bamako (Mali): The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali said today that its experts found the second black box of the Air Algerie plane that fell from the sky and disintegrated in remote northern Mali, killing
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