Reports

Ouagadougou, 14 February. Burkina Faso is facing an unprecedented humanitarian emergency caused by persistent insecurity in the Centre-Nord, Est and Nord regions. With 1.2 million people in critical need of assistance, the Government and the humanitarian…

Key developments in the week of February 3rd include the heavy targeting of civilians in Burkina Faso, the instability along Libya’s border with Chad and within Libya itself, and the violence in Cameroon. Last week was particularly…

February 07, 2019 2:15 PM Ricci Shryock DAKAR — The Burkina Faso government claims to have killed 146 jihadists in the country's north this week, but Human Rights Watch says it believes some of the dead are civilians.…

Key developments in Africa in the week of January 27th include the militant violence in Burkina Faso, the rising instability in Nigeria ahead of the February elections, and the political tensions in Cameroon, Burundi and Western…

On 2 February a local humanitarian NGO lost a vehicle in the Sahel region of Burkina Faso, with four humanitarian staff on board. This incident took place one week after the disappearance of an ambulance of…

Messages clés Depuis le troisième trimestre de 2018, les menaces et attaques terroristes se sont multipliées dans le pays, en particulier dans les régions du Sahel, de l’Est, de la Boucle du Mouhoun et du Nord, présentement…

Key Messages Since the third quarter of 2018, terrorist threats and attacks have increased in the country, particularly in the Sahel, East, Boucle du Mouhoun and North regions - currently under a state of emergency declared by…

The humanitarian crisis in Burkina Faso intensified in 2018 due to persistent conflict in the North, East and Sahel regions, and continuing food insecurity. Approximately 1.5 million people are affected by conflict, including nearly 1.1 million…

At least 49 people have been killed following an attack on 1 January 2019 in Yirgou and a string of retaliations by the armed group Ansaroul Islam and Koglweogo autodefence groups in surrounding villages in the…

Armed attacks and persistent insecurity in the Sahel, Nord and Est regions of Burkina Faso, continue to exacerbate humanitarian needs. Since the beginning of 2019, the number of internally displaced people has significantly increased. Over 28 000…