Nigeria: From Mali to Burkina Faso - What Every Nigerian Needs to Know

5 February 2016
opinion

On 20 November 2015, Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed responsibility for an attack on a Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako, Mali which led to the death of more than 20 people. The hotel is said to be located in one of Bamako's wealthy neighborhoods which is also home to government ministries and diplomats.

Less than two months later, on Friday, January 15, 2016, around 8.30pm, young men started shooting sporadically at a Café and then went next door to the Splendid Hotel in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso and began killing everyone in sight. This attack led to the death of at least 28 people and AQIM again claimed responsibility for these attacks.

...

AllAfrica publishes around 400 reports a day from more than 100 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals, representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which AllAfrica does not have the legal right to edit or correct.

Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica. To address comments or complaints, please Contact us.