More than a dozen civilians have died after a bus hit an improvised explosive device in northern Burkina Faso. Most of those who were killed were students who were reportedly on ... Read more »
President Roch Marc Christian Kabore says fighting between security forces and militants in the town of Arbinda, left 80 militants dead as well as seven soldiers. Read more »
The Sahel region of West Africa is buffeted by accelerated climate change and the spread of deserts, by the rapid growth of an increasingly youthful population, and by all the ... Read more »
Soldiers are hunting for the attackers who fled on scooters after gunning down worshippers during a Sunday mass in the town of Hantoukoura. Read more »
Military solutions have clearly not been successful in the fight against terrorism in the Sahel. The lessons of America's war in Afghanistan should have forced the international ... Read more »
At least 37 civilians were killed and more than 60 were wounded when gunmen attacked a convoy of local employees working for the Canadian gold mining company Semafo in Burkina Faso ... Read more »
At least 29 people were killed after two separate attacks that targeted a food convoy and a transport truck. According to local sources, most of those in the convoy were traders, ... Read more »
A weakened central power makes it easier for violent groups - like highway bandits, local militias and armed bands of jihadists - to emerge and thrive. These groups carry out ... Read more »
By genetically arming an already deadly fungal pathogen with a powerful toxin, researchers conducting an experiment in Burkina Faso dramatically reduced the mosquito "field" ... Read more »
Four people were killed Sunday at a Catholic church in northern Burkina Faso in the latest in a series of attacks on Christian targets in the region, according to a bishop in the ... Read more »
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