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By SAM MEDNICK AND ARITZ PARRA | Associated Press | Published: April 27, 2021 OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Two Spanish citizens have been killed in an ambush in eastern Burkina Faso, the Spanish government said on Tuesday. The Spanish journalists and an Irish citizen went missing during an attack by gunmen Monday near a national park, said Arancha González Laya, Spain's foreign affairs minister in a press conference in Madrid. They were David Beriáin, 43, and Roberto Fraile, 47, both from northern Spain, a person close to Beriáin's family who spoke on condition of anonymity told The A...

What is behind the sharp drop in deaths in Burkina Faso’s war? Henry Wilkins © Since March 2020, the number of fatalities in the country’s conflict with armed groups has declined ... Since March 2020, the number of fatalities in the country’s conflict with armed groups has declined by almost 87 percent [File: Olympia De Maismont/AFP] Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso – For months, Belko Dialo’s * hometown of Djibo in the restive north of Burkina Faso was blockaded by armed groups that largely cut off its connection with the capital, Ouagadougou. But in recent weeks, there...

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso – For months, Belko Dialo’s * hometown of Djibo in the restive north of Burkina Faso was blockaded by armed groups that largely cut off its connection with the capital, Ouagadougou. But in recent weeks, there have been reports that negotiations between the government and the groups have led to a detente between the two sides and the surrender of some 50 fighters. Dialo, however, said this has not brought with it a new sense of peace for Djibo’s roughly 60,000 residents. “I don’t know if there has been a negotiation, because we still can’t go to the [armed...

Listen to this article: DJIBO, Burkina Faso In early October, Abu Sharawi got a call from his commander to lay down his gun. He had been fighting for more than three years with a jihadist group in Burkina Faso’s northern Sahel region but was told an agreement had been reached with the government to stop the attacks, which have killed thousands of people and driven more than one million from their homes. “[They said] ‘We decided to stop fighting. It’s time to sit and discuss. Many people have died, and animals and resources were lost. Using guns will not solve the problems’,” recal...

Which way out? France’s forever war in the Sahel With violence rife across the region, France has few good options to bring back the troops A T MIDDAY ON January 2nd the roar of motorbikes cut through the quiet near Tchoma Bangou and Zaroumadareye, two villages in western Niger. Next came the rat-tat-tat of gunfire. Then the screaming, as jihadists slaughtered at least 100 people. Listen to this story Enjoy more audio and podcasts oniOSorAndroid. That weekend in Bounti, in central Mali, men gathered to celebrate a wedding. As the smell of grilled mutton wafted into the air, two French jets ...