Why Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger’s new plan to tackle extremist violence is likely to fail
The junta-led countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced a new joint military force to combat jihadist groups ...
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Burkina Faso rejects 'baseless accusations' that soldiers massacred 223 villagers
Burkina Faso has rejected "baseless accusations" that soldiers massacred 223 people in attacks in February. A Human Rights Watch report alleged the army killed 179 people in Soro village and 44 ...
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Why is Burkina Faso's army mutinying?
The army has suffered heavy losses at the hands of the militants, who control swathes of Burkina Faso and have forced some residents to abide by their harsh version of Islamic law. Public anger ...
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28 Beninese soldiers killed in attack near Burkina Faso border
The high-ranking official said the strike took place on Wednesday evening near the border with insurgency-hit Burkina Faso and Niger ... added that the Beninese army was still “under ...
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Niger says 10 soldiers killed in 'ambush'
NIAMEY, Niger, Feb 6, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Niger's army said Wednesday that 10 soldiers died in an "ambush" in the western Tillaberi region near Burkina Faso, where authorities have been battling a ...
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Beninese army suffers 'hard blow' in border attack
Benin forces have suffered heavy losses in an attack near the border with insurgency-hit Niger and Burkina Faso, authorities have said. Colonel Faizou Gomina, the national guard's chief of staff, said ...
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Five army volunteers in Burkina killed in attack
ABIDJAN - Five civilian volunteers with the army in Burkina Faso were killed in an attack this week in the west of the country, security officials said on Saturday. "A forward security forces ...
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What is happening in Burkina Faso?
"If the army and civil society mount a serious challenge to the junta and the officers refuse to back down then the situation could break down quickly." Burkina Faso, a former French colony ...
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In Mali, Russian mercenaries are helping the army kill civilians, rights groups say
In an example of a raid carried out by Russian-backed government forces in January, Human Rights Watch said the army ... day’s strike. The juntas ruling Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso earlier ...
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Burkina announces French army operation officially over
Senior officers from Burkina Faso and France's forces in the country ... of the capital Ouagadougou on Saturday, Burkina's army said in a statement.
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Beninese army suffers 'hard blow' in border attack
Benin forces have suffered heavy losses in an attack near the border with insurgency-hit Niger and Burkina Faso, authorities have said. Colonel Faizou Gomina, the national guard's chief of staff ...