Not very long ago, Burkina Faso had one of the bloodiest attacks in decades . More than a thousand civilians have died since the rebellion that originated in Mali began to spread throughout the nation ...

THE renewed attacks by armed bandit groups and the intensified violence by Boko Haram and the Islamic State of West Africa leave civilians in North-East ...

Their loved ones were slaughtered by Islamist extremists or government-affiliated fighters. Their villages were attacked, their homes destroyed. Exhausted and traumatized, they fled in search of ...

For decades, the Fulani were neglected by the central government ... A veneer of normalcy As much as 80% of Burkina Faso's territory is controlled by extremist groups and more civilians died ...

said government-affiliated forces indiscriminately treated all Fulani in the area as extremists. An aerial view shows a camp of internally displaced people in Djibo, Burkina Faso, May 26 ...

By a mere stroke of fortune, certain places have become endowed with what makes them stand out. An example of this is Bawku ...

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Their loved ones were slaughtered ... Three are with the Fulani ethnic group, which authorities accuse of being affiliated with Islamic insurgents.

For decades, the Fulani were neglected by the central government ... They have not received support from the government. As much as 80% of Burkina Faso’s territory is controlled by extremist ...