Killing of 16 Nigerians in Burkina Faso: Diasporan community kicks
Nigeria Today

Killing of 16 Nigerians in Burkina Faso: Diasporan community kicks

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has condemned the killing of 16 Nigerians travelling in Burkina Faso as unjustifiable, callous and criminal. The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NiDCOM, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, condemned the killing in a statement signed by the Head of Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit, NiDCOM, Mr Abdur-Rahman Balogun in Abuja. The NiDCOM

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Burkina Faso incumbent Kabore wins presidential election 1
Africa 24

Burkina Faso incumbent Kabore wins presidential election

Burkina Faso’s President Roch Marc Christian Kabore has won a second term after gaining an outright majority in the first round of elections, the country’s electoral board announced Thursday. “Mr Kabore… with 57.87 percent of the vote, is provisionally elected president of (Burkina) Faso in the first round,” said Newton Ahmed Barry, head of the

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Seven soldiers killed, others missing in fresh Burkina Faso attack 2
Terrorism

Seven soldiers killed, others missing in fresh Burkina Faso attack

Seven soldiers were killed and others wounded or missing after their patrol was ambushed in northern Burkina Faso, the centre of a five-year-old jihadist insurgency, security sources said on Thursday. The troops were attacked on Wednesday between Tin Akoff and Beldiabe in Oudalan province, which borders Mali and Niger, one source said. “The provisional toll

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Seven soldiers killed in fresh attack in northern Burkina Faso 3
Africa 24

Seven soldiers killed in fresh attack in northern Burkina Faso

‌Seven soldiers were killed and others wounded or missing after their patrol was ambushed in northern Burkina Faso, the centre of a five-year-old jihadist insurgency, security sources said on Thursday. The troops were attacked on Wednesday between Tin Akoff and Beldiabe in Oudalan province, which borders Mali and Niger, one source said. “The provisional toll

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2 Days National Mourning in Burkina Faso After Terrorists Killed 36 People 4
Terrorism

2 Days National Mourning in Burkina Faso After Terrorists Killed 36 People

The volatile West African nation of Burkina Faso on Wednesday began two days of mourning after unknown terrorists killed no fewer than 36 people. “The gunmen attacked two villages, Alamou and Nagraogo, in the country’s north, near the border with Mali on Monday,’’ the government said in a statement. The attackers also set fire to

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