Gunmen killed six people including a priest outside a Catholic church in Burkina Faso on Sunday, a local official said, the second attack on Christians in two weeks in a nation increasingly overrun by jihadists. Continue reading
Hostages freed by French commandos from militants in Burkina Faso offered their condolences on Saturday to the families of the two French soldiers killed in the rescue operation. Continue reading
A senior minister with Burkina Faso’s government says a Edith Blais and her Italian companion who have been missing in West Africa since last December are alive and no longer in his country. Continue reading
Burkina Faso, which had previously been known for its stability in a troubled region, has suffered 499 deaths from attacks on civilians between November 2018 and March 23. Continue reading
Edith Blais of Quebec and her travel companion, Luca Taccheto of Italy, went missing in December while travelling in Burkina Faso. Continue reading
ISIS is claiming it kidnapped and killed a Canadian geologist in Burkina Faso in January. Continue reading
Burkina Faso’s armed forces have killed 146 jihadists in three counterterror operations in the northwest near the border with Mali, the army’s commander general said. Continue reading
About 400 people attended the 55-year-old man’s funeral at Knox United Church in the suburb of Lower Sackville. Continue reading
Jean Paul Badoum, an official with the West African country’s Ministry of Security, says the gunmen who kidnapped Kirk Woodman appear to have stolen a number of items, including money, cell phones and computers. Continue reading
Edith Blais and her Italian friend Luca Tacchetto have not been heard from since Dec. 15. Continue reading