Informes

HIGHLIGHTS In July 2022 134 security incidents were registered in Burkina Faso, with 17 children and 134 adults killed in attacks by unidentified armed groups (UAG). On July 3rd, an attack on Bourasson village (Boucle de Mouhoun…

Summary of major revisions made to emergency plan of action: This update is published to inform the Burkinabe Red Cross Society (BRCS) partners and stakeholders on the implementation progress since the update. The National Society (NS) also…

Fifty-seven million children, adolescents and youth are barred from attending school in the Central and West Africa region, representing 24.1 per cent of the 236 million out of school worldwide, warn the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC),…

Burkina Faso A convoy travelling on the Djibo-Bourzanga road (Sahel region) on 5 September hit an improvised explosive device, killing at least 35 civilians, mostly merchants who supply food and other goods to Djibo, and students returning…

SG/SM/21435 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres: The Secretary-General strongly condemns the improvised explosive device attack that took place on 5 September between the towns of Djibo and Bourzanga, in…

Une note du Groupe de Travail Régional sur l'Éducation en Situations d'Urgence Depuis la publication de L'ÉDUCATION ATTAQUÉE EN AFRIQUE OCCIDENTALE ET CENTRALE : Une note du Groupe de Travail Régional sur l'Éducation en Situations d'Urgence en…

A note by the Regional Education in Emergencies Working Group Since EDUCATION UNDER ATTACK IN WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA: A note by the Regional Education in Emergencies Working Group was published in October 2021, on the occasion…

Methodology The study conducted by Plan International in May 2022 in Burkina Faso adopted a mix of both quantitative and qualitative methodologies to gather data across the communities in Ouahigouya, Kongoussi, Fada N’Gourma and Kaya municipalities. A…

On 5 September, at least 35 civilians who had departed from Djibo and conveying in an armed escort, were hit by an explosive device and died while looking to reach Ouagadougou the capital city, 37 others…

At least 35 civilians were killed and 37 injured when an IED detonated on an escorted supply convoy heading to Ouagadougou. The attack took place between Djibo and Bourzanga, in Soum province. Several dozen vehicles carrying…