Jihadist attack kills dozens in Burkina Faso

Several dozen soldiers were killed on March 28th in a presumed jihadist attack in the east of Burkina Faso, reports AFP. 

The “violent attack targeted a military convoy in Diapaga”, the capital of the Tapoa province in eastern Burkina Faso, “leaving several dozen dead and injuring more”, AFP was told by a security source in the region. 

Since 2015, Burkina Faso has been confronted with local branches of Al-Qaida and ISIS on most of its territory, as has much of the Sahel region.

AFP, Le Monde