An elderly Australian doctor has been freed after being held hostage for more than seven years by al-Qaida in war-torn West Africa, Canberra said Friday.
The bodies of 28 people who were shot dead have been found in a town in northwestern Burkina Faso, authorities said, according to Anadolu Agency. “The tragedy occurred in Nouna, capital of the province of Kossi, on the night between Dec. 30 and Dec. 31,” Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouedraogo, a government spokesman
A Burkina Faso civilian group said on Monday that 28 people were killed in the northwestern town of Nouna by a group claiming to be part of a government-supported volunteer force.
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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 […]