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DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Violence linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group has made Burkina Faso a country with one of the world's fastest-growing populations of internally displaced people, with ...
News Burkina Faso » Centre » People: Digital hub connects displaced people in Burkina Faso to new opportunities
Zourata Sawagdogo, 34, arrived in Kaya, a city in Burkina Faso’s Centre-North region, four years ago after being forced to flee an outbreak of conflict in the nearby town of Barsalogho, where she ...
News Burkina Faso » Centre » People: Crisis in Burkina Faso: What you need to know and how you can help
Located in Africa's Sahel region, Burkina Faso is currently grappling with one of the world’s fastest growing displacement crises. Notably, it holds the fourth position on the IRC's 2024 Watchlist, an ...
News Burkina Faso » Centre » People: Burkina Faso diocese holds day of prayer after nearly 200 people killed in Jihadist attack
Children gather in a classroom at school in the village of Dori, Burkina Faso, Tuesday Oct. 20, 2020. More than half of the displaced by growing violence between Islamic extremists and security forces ...
News Burkina Faso » Centre » People: Burkina Faso's Army Accused of Preventing Civilians From Leaving Jihadist-Besieged Towns
Ouagadougou — "They say we have to accept dying for the homeland." Civilians in Burkina Faso have accused the national army of preventing them from leaving government-held towns blockaded by jihadist ...
News Burkina Faso » Centre » People: A Military Leader to His People: ‘Fight or You Disappear’
The West African nation of Burkina Faso was once known for its lively arts scene. Now, it is a country torn apart by Islamist extremists and the government’s brutal effort to drive them out. By Elian ...
News Burkina Faso » Centre » People: Burkina Faso: Crimes Against Humanity by All Sides
The Burkina Faso military with its allied militias and an Al Qaeda-linked armed group have killed more than 1,800 civilians and forcibly displaced tens of thousands since 2023. The junta is committing ...
News Burkina Faso » Centre » People: 170 killed in Burkina Faso massacre as French-Russian rivalry grows in Sahel
In a series of massacres over the past two weeks, more than 170 people were killed in Burkina Faso, a former French colony plunged into bloodshed by France’s 2013-2022 war in neighboring Mali. Victims ...
News Burkina Faso » Centre » People: Men in Military Uniforms Killed at Least 60 People, Burkina Faso Says
A prosecutor opened an investigation into the killing of about 60 people by men in uniforms of the national military. Days earlier, the authorities said they would investigate the killing of seven ...
News Burkina Faso » Centre » People: Crisis in Burkina Faso: What you need to know and how you can help
6.3 million people in need of humanitarian assistance 2.1 million people are internally displaced 46 locations under siege of nonstate armed groups 40% of people live below the poverty line Support ...