Burkina Faso
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Nov- 2019 -15 NovemberAfrica
US seeks Coalition meeting on ISIS threat in West Africa and the Sahel
The United States is seeking a meeting of the Global Coalition Against ISIS early in 2020 to focus on threats in West Africa and the Sahel
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13 NovemberAfrica
UN says G5 Sahel needs more support to battle terrorism, as Macron signals force revamp
The G5 Sahel Joint Force faces persistent training and equipment shortfalls as violence spirals in the region, according to a new UN report
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13 NovemberAfrica
EU to ‘increase presence and improve support’ for Sahel partners fighting terrorism
The EU will increase its presence and the level of support it gives to its partners fighting terrorism in the troubled Sahel region of sub-Saharan Africa
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6 NovemberAfrica
Burkina Faso: Dozens killed and injured in complex attack on Boungou gold mine convoy
An attack on a convoy transporting local employees of Canadian company Semafo near its Boungou gold mine in eastern Burkina Faso left 37 people dead
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Oct- 2019 -24 OctoberAfrica
Burkina Faso troops killed in ambushes in Barsalogho, Centre-Nord region
Gunmen killed six Burkina Faso soldiers in ambushes in Guiendbila and Sidogo in the Centre-Nord region
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6 OctoberAfrica
Burkina Faso: ‘Around 20’ killed near Soum province gold mine
Around 20 people were killed in an attack near a gold mining site in Madoudji in Burkina Faso's violence-plagued Soum province, security sources told AFP
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Sep- 2019 -23 SeptemberAfrica
Nine reported killed in weekend attacks in northern Burkina Faso
Nine people were reported killed in attacks in Bam and Soum Provinces in northern Burkina Faso near the border with Mali
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20 SeptemberAfrica
Burkina Faso: ISIS claims ISWAP conducted Koutougou attack that killed 24 soldiers
ISIS said Islamic State West Africa Province fighters carried out the attack in Koutougou that killed 24 Burkina Faso soldiers on August 19
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18 SeptemberAfrica
US AFRICOM commander Townsend meets G5 Sahel leaders in inaugural trip
US AFRICOM chief General Townsend made his first trip to the Sahel, meeting with the heads of the G5 Sahel joint force tasked with fighting insurgents
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10 SeptemberAfrica
Burkina Faso police killed in Soum ambush
Six police officers were killed in an attack in northern Burkina Faso, in the Soum region prone to jihadist violence, security sources said
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