Burkina Faso
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Sep- 2019 -9 SeptemberAfrica
Dozens killed in IED and gun attacks in northern Burkina Faso
Dozens of people were killed and six injured in IED and gun attacks on vehicles in northern Burkina Faso
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6 SeptemberAfrica
Burkina Faso soldier killed in Soum ambush
One Burkina Faso soldier and five assailants were killed in an ambush on an army patrol in Diomsogui in Soum province in the Sahel region
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3 SeptemberAfrica
Guterres again calls for UN to fund G5 Sahel counter-terrorism force
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres again pushed for funding for the G5 Sahel force, warning "we are not winning the war against terrorism"
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Jul- 2019 -10 JulyAfrica
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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10 JulyAfrica
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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Jun- 2019 -22 JuneAfrica
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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20 JuneAfrica
‘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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May- 2019 -30 MayAfrica
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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26 MayAfrica
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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12 MayAfrica
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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