Burkina Faso

Dialogue Possible With Certain Sahel Jihadists: UN Chief

Dialogue may be possible with certain jihadist groups active in Africa's Sahel region, but not "radical" ones such as the Islamic State group, UN chief Antonio Guterres said Monday.

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20 Dead in Jihadist Attacks in Northern Burkina Faso

Jihadists have killed around 20 people in attacks in three villages in northern Burkina Faso, the epicenter of a five-year-old jihadist insurgency, government officials said.

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3 Mali National Guardsmen Killed in Overnight Attack

Three national guardsmen were killed in an attack in central Mali on Tuesday night, a security official said, in the latest violence to hit the turbulent region.

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Niger Soldiers Executed Dozens of Civilians, Probe Says

Soldiers in Niger executed dozens of civilians during the counterinsurgency campaign against jihadists in the country's troubled Tillaberi region earlier this year, a probe into the deaths reported.

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French Aid Workers Among Eight Killed by Gunmen in Niger

Gunmen on motorcycles killed eight people including a group of French aid workers as they visited a part of Niger popular with tourists for its wildlife, officials said.

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Senegal Builds Military Camp Near Border With Troubled Mali

Senegal began building a military camp near its border with violence-torn Mali to address "cross-border threats (and) trafficking," the defense ministry said.

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Ivory Coast Creates Special Military Zone After Jihadist Attack

Ivory Coast has created a military zone in the north to prevent infiltration of militants from neighboring Burkina Faso.

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Mayor, Soldiers Among Eight Killed in Burkina Faso Attack

Battling a jihadist insurgency since 2015, Burkina Faso had no room to breathe a sigh of relief on Monday when gunmen ambushed an official convoy and killed eight people.

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Jihadists Abduct 10 Aid Workers in Niger: NGO

Armed jihadists abducted 10 humanitarian workers as they were distributing food in a village in southwestern Niger, their NGO said.

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Burkina Army Says It Has Destroyed Two Jihadist ‘Bases’

Burkina Faso’s security forces said they destroyed two jihadist bases in the north and east of the country and arrested two suspects near the border with the Ivory Coast.

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