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Malian soldiers, part of a joint military force, the G5 Sahel, sit in a vehicle as they patrol in central Mali, in the border zone with Burkina Faso and Niger. (Photo by Daphne Benoit/AFP)
BARTHELEMY SIMPORE

Dozens killed in latest Sahel militant attack

The January coup was supposed to improve the security situation in Burkina Faso but little has changed

  • Amélie David
2 min read
A man rides his motorcycle through burning barricades in the central avenues in Ouagadougou where group of young demonstrators supporting the role of the army protested against President Marc Christian Kabore on January 23, 2022. – Soldiers mutinied on Sunday in several barracks in Burkina Faso to demand the departure of army chiefs and “more suitable means” to fight against the jihadists who have struck this country since 2015. (Photo by OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP) (Photo by OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT/AFP via Getty Images)
BURKINA FASO

Burkina Faso: A complex situation finds a complicated solution

Soldiers intervened to save the country from failing civilian leadership but no one knows what is meant to happen next

  • Moussa Sambo Diallo, The Continent
3 min read