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An ongoing war and civil conflict between the Government of Burkina Faso and Islamist rebels began in August 2015 and has led to the displacement of over 2 million people and the deaths of at least 10,000 civilians and combatants. The war has been interpreted as being the Burkinabé theatre of the insurgency in the Sahel.
One of the worst massacres in Burkina Faso's history has provoked a fierce public outcry from victims' relatives and religious leaders, piling pressure on the ruling junta of a country where ...
[1] [2] Traditional dozo hunters in western Burkina Faso are the main local fighters of the VDP in the Nouna area, despite conflicts with Mossi Koglweogo, the predecessor to the VDP. [3] In October 2022, the Burkinabe junta led by Ibrahim Traoré announced the recruitment of 50,000 new VDPs to combat the jihadist insurgency in the country. [4]
JNIM-ISGS war. The JNIM-ISGS war is an ongoing armed conflict between Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) and the Islamic State – Sahil Province (ISGS), the Sahelian branches of al-Qaeda and the Islamic State respectively, and, to some extent, Islamic State – Algeria Province (ISAP). Since ISGS' formation in October 2016 and the ...
September 18, 2024 at 1:13 PM. Millions have been forced to flee their homes since the violence began eight years ago [AFP] Islamist insurgents in Burkina Faso have stepped up attacks on civilians ...
Burkina Faso, a country located in the Sahel region in western Africa, has fought an armed conflict against Islamist insurgents such as Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State since 2015, as a result of the spillover of the war in neighboring Mali. The conflict has killed around 20,000 people and displaced 2 million others. [1]
More than 3.8 million children in total are still due to return to school in Burkina Faso, including in areas affected by conflict, UNICEF said, adding it was working with authorities and other ...
Burkina Faso[ a ] is a landlocked country in West Africa [ 6 ], bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Ivory Coast to the southwest. It covers an area of 274,223 km 2 (105,878 sq mi). In 2021, the country had an estimated population of approximately 23,674,480. [ 14 ]