Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso's volunteer fighters are no match for jihadists
In an attempt to bolster the army that failed to contain jihadist violence, the government passed a law to arm civilians in January
Ivory Coast army joins Burkina Faso in anti-jihadist operation
Burkina Faso and its neighbours Mali and Niger are battling Islamist insurgencies with links to al Qaeda and Islamic State
14 people killed in attack on Protestant church in Burkina Faso
The identity of the gunmen is yet to be ascertained.
Al Qaeda affiliate claims responsibility for Burkina Faso attacks
Alakhbar reported that attacks were carried out in response to the killing of one of JNIM's leaders, Mohamed Hacen al-Ancari.
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