Three protesters were injured by French soldiers in the town of Kaya in Burkina Faso on Saturday during the third day of a civilian blockade against a French military convoy en route to Niger, several protesters said.
Protesters are upset about the former colonial power’s involvement in the West African country’s five-year fight against extremists linked to al-Qaeda and the Islamic State, which has left thousands dead and displaced more than 1.4 million people.
Several protestors in Kaya told reporters that the French soldiers tried to disperse the crowds by firing warning shots into the ground, but three people were hit in