These acts include the summary execution of several hundred civilians in Burkina Faso in 2024. Read more: Ecowas: 6 steps the leaders can take to restore stability and growth in west Africa Despite ...

A West African al Qaeda affiliate said it killed 200 soldiers in an attack on an army base in Burkina Faso this week, according to a group that tracks the online activity of Islamist militants.

JNIM has claimed responsibility for the attack targeting a military post in Burkina Faso's northern Loroum province.

The junta's military strategy worsened ethnic tensions. Censorship restricts information flow. Many residents fled to Mali. The nation faces a severe security crisis. Burkina Faso President ...

It now says further research has "uncovered that Burkina Faso's military was responsible for these mass killings of Fulani civilians". It adds that least 100 more civilians were killed last month ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — At least 100 civilians were killed by Burkina Faso government forces in March near the western town of ...

It now says further research has "uncovered that Burkina Faso's military was responsible for these mass killings of Fulani civilians". It adds that least 100 more civilians were killed last month in ...

“Further research uncovered that Burkina Faso’s military was responsible for these mass killings of Fulani civilians, which were followed by deadly reprisals by an Islamist armed group ...

A jihadi group aligned with Al-Qaida known as Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin, or JNIM, which is active in the Sahel ...