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#BurkinaFaso's president Roch Marc Christian Kabore has declared three days of national mourning from Thursday after suspected jihadists killed 47 people, including 30 civilians, in the latest attack in the north of the country.
The assault on Wednesday near the northern town of #Gorgadji left 14 soldiers and three militia volunteers dead, as well as the 30 civilians, the communications ministry said.
The soldiers and militia had been "guarding civilians setting off for #Arbinda," another town in northern Burkina.
In an ensuing gunbattle, security forces killed 58 "terrorists" and put the rest to flight, according to the government. Nineteen people were also wounded, it said.
Rescue and relief operations are continuing.
The area is in the notorious "three-border" zone where Burkina Faso meets Mali and Niger, a focus of the jihadist violence in the wider #Sahel region of west Africa.
It was the third major attack on Burkinabe soldiers in the past two weeks.
#BurkinaFaso's president Roch Marc Christian Kabore has declared three days of national mourning from Thursday after suspected jihadists killed 47 people, including 30 civilians, in the latest attack in the north of the country.
The assault on Wednesday near the northern town of #Gorgadji left 14 soldiers and three militia volunteers dead, as well as the 30 civilians, the communications ministry said.
The soldiers and militia had been "guarding civilians setting off for #Arbinda," another town in northern Burkina.
In an ensuing gunbattle, security forces killed 58 "terrorists" and put the rest to flight, according to the government. Nineteen people were also wounded, it said.
Rescue and relief operations are continuing.
The area is in the notorious "three-border" zone where Burkina Faso meets Mali and Niger, a focus of the jihadist violence in the wider #Sahel region of west Africa.
It was the third major attack on Burkinabe soldiers in the past two weeks.
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#Chad says will withdraw half its troops from the G5 #Sahel force, in order to better adapt to the organisation of rebel groups in the region.
Chad says it will recall 600 soldiers, half its contingent, from the multinational G5 Sahel forces in the troubled three-border region of #Mali, #Niger and #BurkinaFaso, where a surge in violence has cost thousands of lives.
โThis is a strategic redeployment to better adapt to the organisation of the terrorists,โ spokesman Abderaman Koulamallah told the reporters on Saturday.
โThat still leaves around 600 soldiers on the ground,โ said Koulamallah. The redeployment had been planned for some time and in cooperation with the G5โs leadership, he said. โRegarding the situation on the ground, we need a mobile force, hence the withdrawal of some of our forces with heavy weapons,โ he said.
Chadโs commitment to fighting the rebels remained intact, insisted Koulamallah.
#Chad says will withdraw half its troops from the G5 #Sahel force, in order to better adapt to the organisation of rebel groups in the region.
Chad says it will recall 600 soldiers, half its contingent, from the multinational G5 Sahel forces in the troubled three-border region of #Mali, #Niger and #BurkinaFaso, where a surge in violence has cost thousands of lives.
โThis is a strategic redeployment to better adapt to the organisation of the terrorists,โ spokesman Abderaman Koulamallah told the reporters on Saturday.
โThat still leaves around 600 soldiers on the ground,โ said Koulamallah. The redeployment had been planned for some time and in cooperation with the G5โs leadership, he said. โRegarding the situation on the ground, we need a mobile force, hence the withdrawal of some of our forces with heavy weapons,โ he said.
Chadโs commitment to fighting the rebels remained intact, insisted Koulamallah.
#BurkinaFaso's former president Blaise Compaore, the main accused in a long-awaited trial on the 1987 assassination of his predecessor Thomas Sankara, will boycott the upcoming proceedings, his lawyers said on Thursday.
"President Blaise Compaore will not be attending the political trial that is being staged against him at the military court of Ouagadougou, nor will we," Burkinabe and French attorneys for Compaore said.
In the trial opening on Monday, Compaore and 13 others face an array of charges in the death of Sankara.
#Sankara took power in the impoverished #Sahel state in 1983, renaming the country the following year from Upper Volta to Burkina Faso, which means "land of the honest men."
He carried out a string of radical policies, including nationalisations, public housing and a ban on female genital mutilation, polygamy and forced marriages.
But he was shot dead on October 15, 1987, aged just 37, during a putsch led by Compaore, a former friend.
"President Blaise Compaore will not be attending the political trial that is being staged against him at the military court of Ouagadougou, nor will we," Burkinabe and French attorneys for Compaore said.
In the trial opening on Monday, Compaore and 13 others face an array of charges in the death of Sankara.
#Sankara took power in the impoverished #Sahel state in 1983, renaming the country the following year from Upper Volta to Burkina Faso, which means "land of the honest men."
He carried out a string of radical policies, including nationalisations, public housing and a ban on female genital mutilation, polygamy and forced marriages.
But he was shot dead on October 15, 1987, aged just 37, during a putsch led by Compaore, a former friend.
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Several African heads of state and government met this Monday and Tuesday in #Dakar, #Senegal ๐ธ๐ณ for the 7th International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa. The fight against the covid-19 pandemic was at the center of the discussions. The other major subject was Islamist terrorism in the #Sahel.
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An Indian Air Force helicopter carrying 14 army personnel, including chief of defence staff Bipin Rawat, crashed near Coonoor in the nearby hilly #Nilgiris district in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.
As per the police sources, the chopper was on its way from the Sulur IAF base to the Defence Services College, #DSC, at #Wellington when it crashed.
Emergency and rescue operation teams are present at the spot. Tamil Nadu forest minister K Ramachandran, who visited the spot, said seven bodies were recovered from the crash site.
Three on board were seriously injured and taken to a hospital. Identification of the deceased is under way.
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Several African heads of state and government met this Monday and Tuesday in #Dakar, #Senegal ๐ธ๐ณ for the 7th International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa. The fight against the covid-19 pandemic was at the center of the discussions. The other major subject was Islamist terrorism in the #Sahel.
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An Indian Air Force helicopter carrying 14 army personnel, including chief of defence staff Bipin Rawat, crashed near Coonoor in the nearby hilly #Nilgiris district in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.
As per the police sources, the chopper was on its way from the Sulur IAF base to the Defence Services College, #DSC, at #Wellington when it crashed.
Emergency and rescue operation teams are present at the spot. Tamil Nadu forest minister K Ramachandran, who visited the spot, said seven bodies were recovered from the crash site.
Three on board were seriously injured and taken to a hospital. Identification of the deceased is under way.
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A delegation of #ECOWAS ministers arrives this Monday in #Ouagadugu precisely one week after a military coup that ousted president Roch Marc Christian Kaborรฉ.
The meeting follows a virtual summit last Friday focussing on the security situation in the country. The ECOWAS delegation is led by Ms. Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, minister of foreign affairs of #Ghana ๐ฌ๐ญ.
The meeting with the military authorities will also include the head of the #UN Office for West Africa and the #Sahel region. The visit will last only a few hours before the ministers head to #Accra where an ECOWAS summit is scheduled to take place on Thursday.
Last week, ECOWAS leaders suspended Burkina Faso from the regional organisation.
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The meeting follows a virtual summit last Friday focussing on the security situation in the country. The ECOWAS delegation is led by Ms. Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, minister of foreign affairs of #Ghana ๐ฌ๐ญ.
The meeting with the military authorities will also include the head of the #UN Office for West Africa and the #Sahel region. The visit will last only a few hours before the ministers head to #Accra where an ECOWAS summit is scheduled to take place on Thursday.
Last week, ECOWAS leaders suspended Burkina Faso from the regional organisation.
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#EU The European Union on Friday imposed sanctions on five senior members of #Maliโs ๐ฒ๐ฑ transitional government, including Prime Minister Choguel #Maรฏga, accusing them of working to obstruct and undermine the transition from military to civilian rule.
The affected persons include: Diaw Malice
Waguรฉ Ismaรซl
Maรฏga Choguel
Maรฏga Ibrahim Ikssa
Diary Adamu Ben
The move comes days after Mali coup leaders ordered #Franceโs ๐ซ๐ท ambassador to leave in what was the latest episode in a growing diplomatic crisis between the impoverished #Sahel region country, its African neighbors and European partners. But the sanctions werenโt linked to the expulsion.
Others hit by the EUโs asset freezes and travel bans include members of the inner circle of Col. Assimi #Goita, who put himself in charge last year after dismissing the civilian leaders of Maliโs transitional government. EU citizens and companies are forbidden to grant the five access to funds.
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The affected persons include: Diaw Malice
Waguรฉ Ismaรซl
Maรฏga Choguel
Maรฏga Ibrahim Ikssa
Diary Adamu Ben
The move comes days after Mali coup leaders ordered #Franceโs ๐ซ๐ท ambassador to leave in what was the latest episode in a growing diplomatic crisis between the impoverished #Sahel region country, its African neighbors and European partners. But the sanctions werenโt linked to the expulsion.
Others hit by the EUโs asset freezes and travel bans include members of the inner circle of Col. Assimi #Goita, who put himself in charge last year after dismissing the civilian leaders of Maliโs transitional government. EU citizens and companies are forbidden to grant the five access to funds.
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๐ง๐ซ#BurkinaFaso coup leader Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo #Damiba was sworn in (again) as president of the country on Wednesday, March 2, 2022.
This comes just after authorities approved a transitional plan which could see him remain in office for up to three years.
Albert Ouรฉdraogo, 53, Economist, specialist in business development and management, appointed Prime Minister, the day after the inauguration of Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba as President of the Transition.
Albert Ouรฉdraogo, born April 6, 1969 in #Dori, province of #Sรฉno, #Sahel region. He holds a Doctorate in Management Science & has taught in several public & private universities in Burkina. He was appointed Prime Minister of the Transition in Faso on March 3.
This comes just after authorities approved a transitional plan which could see him remain in office for up to three years.
Albert Ouรฉdraogo, 53, Economist, specialist in business development and management, appointed Prime Minister, the day after the inauguration of Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba as President of the Transition.
Albert Ouรฉdraogo, born April 6, 1969 in #Dori, province of #Sรฉno, #Sahel region. He holds a Doctorate in Management Science & has taught in several public & private universities in Burkina. He was appointed Prime Minister of the Transition in Faso on March 3.
๐ง๐ซ ๐ง๐ซ #BurkinaFaso's junta chief and new self-proclaimed leader, Ibrahim Traore, met with cabinet officials on Sunday following the military coup.
Former junta leader Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba also offered his resignation following talks with the new leader. He is believed to have taken refuge in #Togo.
A few hours before events unfolded last Friday, hundreds of people rallied in the capital, #Ouagadougou, seeking Damiba's departure, the end of #France's military presence in the #Sahel and military cooperation with #Russia.
This is the second time in less than one year that Burkina Faso has had a change in leadership.
More than 40% of Burkina Faso remains outside government control.
Former junta leader Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba also offered his resignation following talks with the new leader. He is believed to have taken refuge in #Togo.
A few hours before events unfolded last Friday, hundreds of people rallied in the capital, #Ouagadougou, seeking Damiba's departure, the end of #France's military presence in the #Sahel and military cooperation with #Russia.
This is the second time in less than one year that Burkina Faso has had a change in leadership.
More than 40% of Burkina Faso remains outside government control.