Burkina Faso

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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Burkina Faso declares emergency in northern provinces following attacks

Burkina Faso declared a state of emergency in the northern provinces grappling with jihadist violence, Communications Minister Remis Fulgance Dandjinou said

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Burkina Faso police officers killed in ambush near Mali border

Ten police officers were killed and three wounded in an ambush in northwestern Burkina Faso while heading to the village of Loroni

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Burkina Faso soldiers killed in roadside bomb blast between Fada and Kompienbiga

Three soldiers died and four were injured when their vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device near Kompienbiga in eastern Burkina Faso

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Six ‘terrorists’ shot dead in eastern Burkina Faso firefight

Six people were shot dead by police near Bougui in eastern Burkina Faso during a "terrorist attack" on a security patrol

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Five killed in bomb and gun attack near Boungou in eastern Burkina Faso

Five people, four of them police, were killed when their convoy was hit by a complex roadside bomb and gun attack near Boungou in eastern Burkina Faso

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US counter-terrorism assistance to G5 Sahel member states almost doubles to $111 million

The US has increased its military assistance to G5 Sahel Joint Force member states Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger to $111 million

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Mali: Two UN peacekeepers killed, at least 9 injured in attacks in Ber and Konna

Two Burkinabe UN peacekeepers were killed and at least nine others from Burkina Faso and Togo were injured in two attacks in central and northern Mali

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Burkina Faso: Djibo gendarmerie severely damaged in overnight attack

The gendarmerie in Djibo in Burkina Faso's northern Soum province was heavily damaged in an assault, a day after a gendarme was killed in an attack in Barani in Kossi province

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