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Towns like Barsalogho in Burkina Faso have struggled with jihadist attacks from groups affiliated with Al-Qaeda

World

In the Sahel, no reprieve under jihadist blockade

Islamist militants still severely impact large swathes of Burkina Faso and Mali, imposing roadblocks, launching attacks and cutting off supply lines as they expand...

AFPOctober 20, 2025

Togolese soldiers at the border with Burkina Faso, from where jihadist groups cross over into the small west African country

World

Togo tight-lipped as Burkina jihadists infiltrate north

Jihadists from Burkina Faso have stepped up their assaults on northern Togo since the beginning of the year, with the Togolese government tight-lipped on...

AFPAugust 19, 2025

NGOs have faced increased pressure since juntas seized power in Sahelian countries

World

NGOs caught between juntas and jihadists in turbulent Sahel

NGOs in the violence-wracked Sahel region are dangerously caught between military juntas who accuse them of being spies, and jihadists who view them as...

AFPAugust 4, 2025

Analysts say the campaign glorifying Burkina Faso's junta leader Captain Ibrahim Traore (R) helps Russia's interests

Tech & Science

Fake AI videos of R. Kelly, pope spread cult of Burkina junta chief

If you believe the viral videos online, R. Kelly and Pope Leo XIV agree on one thing — that Burkina Faso’s junta chief, Captain...

AFPJuly 17, 2025

News

Jihadist attack kills ‘several dozen’ in Burkina Faso

Fresh jihadist violence has killed “several dozen” soldiers and civilians in simultaneous attacks in a town in northern Burkina Faso which for three years...

AFPMay 12, 2025

Supporters of Burkina Faso's junta rallied in the capital after the government said it had uncovered a 'plot' to overthrow it

News

Burkina junta rallies supporters after claimed coup ‘plot’

Several thousand people rallied in support of Burkina Faso’s ruling junta Wednesday, days after the military authorities said they had uncovered a “plot” to...

AFPApril 30, 2025

Livestock is a major source of income in the Sahel region

Business

Livestock theft is central to jihadist economy in west Africa

Musa was asleep in the village of Dusuman in northeast Nigeria when he was awoken by a sharp burst of gunfire and Boko Haram...

AFPApril 3, 2025

People waved flags from Russia, Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali at a rally to fete the withdrawal of the three Sahelian nations from the Economic Community of West African States

World

Thousands rally in Burkina, Mali and Niger to cheer ECOWAS exit

Thousands of people rallied in junta-led Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali on Tuesday to back their withdrawal from the Economic Community of West African...

AFPJanuary 28, 2025