Burkina Faso

Sahel states need more support to fight extremism, UN chief Guterres says

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged international support for the G5 Sahel to help West Africa's fight against violent extremism

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EU pledges €138 million more to support G5 Sahel Joint Force

The EU is to give €138 million more to support the G5 Sahel Joint Force, including its police component, a joint statement said

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Burkina Faso adopts law restricting media coverage of military operations

Lawmakers in Burkina Faso adopted a controversial new law providing for jail terms of up to 10 years for divulging details of military operations

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‘Terrorists’ kill 17 civilians in Belehede, northern Burkina Faso, minister says

Militants killed 17 civilians in a nighttime attack in Belehede village in the Department of Tongomayel in the Sahel region of northern Burkina Faso

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Islamic State puts the Sahel in West Africa – for now

Islamic State recently began to attribute attacks in the Sahel to its West Africa Province affiliate. Robert Postings asks: what does this mean for Islamic State in the Greater Sahara?

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Three killed in attack on church in Touflé, northern Burkina Faso

Four people were killed Sunday at a Catholic church in Touflé in northern Burkina Faso, the latest in a series of attacks on Christian targets in the region

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Gunmen kill six in Catholic church in Dablo, northern Burkina Faso

Gunmen killed a priest and five churchgoers during Sunday Mass at a Catholic church in Dablo, northern Burkina Faso

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French soldiers killed in Burkina Faso raid to free foreign hostages

French forces freed two French hostages as well as an American and a South Korean in Burkina Faso in a raid that cost the lives of two soldiers

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‘Terrorists’ kill 1 in attack in northern Burkina Faso city of Ouahigouya

One person died and two were injured early in an attack on a toll booth in Ouahigouya, the biggest city in Burkina Faso's north

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US training program in Burkina Faso seeks to stabilize ‘core region’

The DC National Guard and Burkina Faso armed forces are working to stabilize the security situation through a comprehensive training partnership

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