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As France plans to shrink Sahel force, jihadi threat grows

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GAO, Mali — During a grueling, weeks-long mission in northern Mali, French soldiers were confronted by a familiar threat: Extremists trying to impose the...

Angelina Jolie visits Burkina Faso as U.N. Special Envoy

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GOUDOUBO, Burkina Faso — Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has visited war-weakened Burkina Faso to show solidarity with people who continue to welcome the displaced,...

Death toll rises after Burkina Faso village attack

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GAO, Mali — The death toll from the deadliest attack in Burkina Faso in years has risen to at least 132 people and countless...

Burkina Faso’s unofficial truce with jihadis may be fraying

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DJIBO, Burkina Faso — When the jihadis started coming to the town in northern Burkina Faso just to buy food — and not kill...

Chad says Libya fighters risk undermining terrorism fight

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UNITED NATIONS — Chad’s deputy foreign minister warned the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday that mercenaries and foreign fighters from Libya are crossing into...

Baptism party attacked in northern Burkina Faso, killing 15

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OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Suspected Islamic extremists attacked a baptism party in northern Burkina Faso, killing at least 15 people and sending terrified civilians...

Vaccine deserts: Some countries have no COVID-19 jabs at all

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N'DJAMENA, Chad — At the small hospital where Dr. Oumaima Djarma works in Chad's capital, there are no debates over which coronavirus vaccine is...

Burkina Faso’s army chaplains tested by extremist conflict

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KAYA, Burkina Faso — In the more than 15 years Salomon Tibiri has been offering spiritual succor as a military pastor in Burkina Faso,...

Gunmen kill dozens in attack in eastern Burkina Faso

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KAYA, Burkina Faso — At least 30 people were killed by gunmen in eastern Burkina Faso Monday, according to the government. ...

Growth in Burkina Faso gold mining fuels human trafficking

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SECACO, Burkina Faso — For months, human traffickers beat and drugged Blessing, hauling the 27-year-old from one gold mine encampment to the next, where...