Burkina Faso

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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Burkina Faso: 14 civilians killed in attack in Yatenta near Mali border

The attack in the town of Kain in the Yatenta province bordering Mali, is one of the most serious recorded in Burkina Faso and came on the eve of a G5 Sahel summit

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France conducts air operations in Mali and Burkina Faso

Aircraft deployed to France's Operation Barkhane have recently conducted air operations in Mali and Burkina Faso

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‘Terrorist attack’ on Burkina Faso forces in Kompienbiga

The Burkina Faso armed forces confirmed an attack on a military facility in Kompienbiga in Kompienga province in the east of the country

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At least 4 Burkina Faso soldiers killed in attack on military base in Nassoumbou

At least four Burkina Faso soldiers were killed when gunmen raided a military base in Nassoumbou in Soum province in the northeast, the armed forces said

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10 killed in ‘terrorist attack’ in Sikire in northern Burkina Faso

Ten people were killed and two wounded in a "terrorist attack" in Sikire in Soum province in northern Burkina Faso

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‘Terrorist’ attack in Gasseliki in northern Burkina Faso kills 12

Twelve people were killed and two injured in a terrorist attack in Gasseliki in Burkina Faso's northern Soum province, the security ministry said

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Burkina Faso appoints new armed forces chief as militant attacks continue

Burkina Faso's armed forces chief Oumarou Sadou was replaced by Moise Miningou as the military struggles to put a stop to terrorist attacks

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Death toll in Burkina Faso ethnic clashes rises to 46

Forty-six people were killed in central-northern Burkina Faso this week when a suspected jihadist attack was followed by ethnic clashes, the government said

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