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Feb- 2021 -

5 February

Burkina Faso Premier Floats Idea of Talks With Jihadists

Burkina Faso Prime Minister Christophe Dabire floated the idea of negotiations with jihadist groups, an idea rejected until now by President Roch Marc Christian Kabore.

3 February

Africa

Malian army on patrol in the central Malian village of Djenne on February 28 2020

Staff Writer With AFP

10 Malian Troops Killed in Suspected Jihadist Attack

Nine troops were killed in Mali's troubled central region early Wednesday when their camp came under attack from jihadists, security sources said.

2 February

Africa

A military personnel stands outside the headquarters of the country's defence forces in Ouagadougou on March 3, 2018 a day after dozens of people were killed in twin attacks on the French embassy and the country's military.

Staff Writer With AFP

Eight Killed in Gang Attack on Burkina Faso Gold Miners

Eight people, including a teenage schoolboy, were killed during an armed robbery on an informal gold mine in southwestern Burkina Faso, security and judicial sources say.

Jan- 2021 -

27 January

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

100 Jihadists Killed in French-Malian Offensive

A hundred jihadists were killed this month in a joint Franco-Malian offensive in the West African country's lawless center, the Malian army said Tuesday.

25 January

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Suspected Jihadists Kill Six Mali Soldiers in Twin Attacks

Twin attacks on the army in Mali killed six soldiers, while some 30 suspected jihadists were also left dead in a fightback with help from French troops.

20 January

Africa

French and Estonian troops train in Mali

Staff Writer With AFP

Mali Security Forces Disperse Rally Against French Army

Mali's security forces fired tear gas at dozens of demonstrators in the capital Bamako during an unauthorized rally against France's military role in the country.

20 January

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Catholic Priest Missing in Jihadist-Hit Burkina Faso

A priest has gone missing in southeastern Burkina Faso, triggering fears of a kidnapping in the Sahel state struggling with a five-year-old jihadist offensive.

19 January

Terrorism

A Niger soldier on patrol on April 3, 2015 in Malam Fatori, in northeastern Niger

Staff Writer With AFP

Four Soldiers Killed by Roadside Bomb in Niger

Four soldiers were killed and eight others seriously injured by a roadside bomb in southeastern Niger, a region hit by jihadist attacks, the government said.

15 January

Terrorism