Burkina Faso

Four Burkina Faso gendarmes killed in attack on base in Barani near Mali border

Four Burkina Faso gendarmes were killed in an attack on a base in the Boucle du Mahoun region near the Mali border

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Jihadists losing grip in Mali but peace will take time, French armed forces chief says

France's armed forces chief said jihadists in Mali are on the back foot but restoring peace in the poor Sahel country will take time

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Roadside bombs kill Burkina Faso police and military personnel in the Gourma

Five members of the security forces were killed in roadside bomb attacks in Burkina Faso's East region at the weekend, officials said

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Burkina Faso rights group says military ‘executed’ dozens during counter-terror operation

Burkina Faso rights group MBDHP accused the military of carrying out "summary executions of at least 60 people" during a February counter-terror operation

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Burkina Faso army doctor killed by bomb hidden in corpse near Djibo

A bomb hidden in a corpse dressed in military uniform killed an army doctor and wounded two police officers in northern Burkina Faso

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Terrorism ‘expanding’ in Sahel, African Union security chief warns

The African Union peace and security chief Smail Chergui deplored the spread of "terrorism" in the Sahel region.

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Burkina Faso president overhauls army commands in wake of ‘terrorist’ attacks

Burkina Faso is overhauling its army command in the face of a wave of attacks on security personnel, according to presidential decrees

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Five Burkina Faso gendarmes killed as ‘terrorists’ attack Oursi in the Sahel region

Five Burkina Faso gendarmes were killed in a 'terrorist' attack at Oursi in the northern Sahel region, the armed forces said

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G5 Sahel leaders again call for UN assistance to fund Joint Force

Five nations waging a battle against militants in Africa's Sahel region again asked for UN funding and other aid to help tackle the cross-border jihadist insurgency

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Burkina Faso and DC National Guard sign counter-terror partnership

The District of Columbia National Guard and Armed Forces of Burkina Faso concluded a formal partnership to develop the African nation’s counter-terrorism and peacekeeping capacities as part of the U.S. National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership program. Burkina Faso is the 76th country to join the program, which will focus on building its security force capabilities, the D.C. National Guard said on February 3. The partnership will include “mission areas related to homeland defense and security, disaster mitigation and response, consequence and crisis management, inter-agency cooperation, border, port and aviation security, fellowship-style internships, and combat medical events” similar to the existing partnership with Jamaica, the National Guard said. “We are eager to develop our partnership with Burkina Faso through targeted security force assistance programs aimed at building Burkina Faso’s capacity in specific areas such as counter-terrorism, peacekeeping, intelligence, and defense institutions building,” said Major General William J. Walker, Commanding General, D.C. National Guard. The agreement was formally signed on February 1 with Walker in attendance, as well as Burkina Faso’s Secretary General of the Ministry of Defense Justin Som, U.S. Ambassador to Burkina Faso Andrew Young, Brigadier General Moise Miningou, the Chief of General Staff for the National Armed Forces of Burkina Faso, and …

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