Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso’s military government is contemplating the reinstatement of the death penalty, which was abolished in 2018, The Guardian reported yesterday. A government source confirmed that discussions are underway to reintroduce capital punishment into the penal code, pending approval from…

More than 150 individuals, including many Christians, were killed in a brutal attack by extremist Sunni terrorists in Manni, Burkina Faso, on October 6, CNA reported yesterday. Local sources reported that the ISIS insurgents cut off telephone communications before targeting…

Armed groups affiliated with ISIL and al-Qaeda have intensified their attacks on civilians in Burkina Faso, Al Jazeera reported on Wednesday citing a recent report by Human Rights Watch (HRW). The NGO documented the killing of at least 128 civilians…

At least 100 villagers and soldiers were killed in a weekend assault by Al Qaeda-linked terrorists in Barsalogho, Burkina Faso, marking one of the deadliest attacks this year, TRTWorld reported yesterday. The violence erupted as villagers were assisting security forces…

Burkina Faso’s military forces “summarily executed” 223 civilians, including at least 56 children, in two villages in February, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said in a new report. The mass killings took place on February 25 in the northern villages…

A tragic wave of violence has unfolded in Burkina Faso, as both Muslims and Catholics were targeted in deadly attacks, Al Jazeera reported yesterday. Armed assailants struck a mosque in Natiaboani during morning prayers, claiming numerous Muslim lives. On the…

Gunmen attacked a church in Burkina Faso, killing at least 15 Catholic worshippers in Essakane village, Aljazeera reported. The incident, labeled a “terrorist attack,” left 12 dead on the spot and three others succumbed to their injuries later. The region…