Eight soldiers have died in an ambush by suspected jihadists in northern Burkina Faso, the army said on Monday, adding that "around 60" assailants had been killed in a counter-attack.
Burkina Faso’s junta leader has announced the setting up of local committees to seek dialogue with armed jihadist groups and help restore peace. Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, who seized power on January 24, addressed the Sahel nation late Friday saying the move was intended “to create conditions for the total commitment of all around the […]