ADF STAFF The attempt by Burkina Faso’s ruling junta to rein in the Islamic State in Greater Sahara (ISGS) group…
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ADF STAFF Armed men kidnapped at least 66 women, girls and babies who were out searching for food in northern…
ADF STAFF Residents of Dofinega, a village in central Burkina Faso, heard the rumble of approaching motorcycles in January. The…
ADF STAFF Decades of warfare, corruption and ethnic conflict have left West Africa awash in small arms that continue to…
ADF STAFF Although military and intelligence operations have weakened al-Qaida in recent years, the extremist group is trying to make…
ADF STAFF Senior leaders from land forces across Africa gathered in Côte d’Ivoire in May for the 2023 African Land…
ADF STAFF Sometimes it starts with a violent threat written in graffiti on a school wall. When heavily armed extremists…
ADF STAFF Burkina Faso has struggled with extremist violence pouring out of neighboring Mali since 2015. But November 14, 2021,…
ADF STAFF More than 4,200 people in Burkina Faso were killed by armed violence in 2022. In the first 3…
ADF STAFF The brutal attack lasted about six hours. When it was over, at least 156 people were dead. Some…