Burkina Faso
An attack in Burkina Faso on Thursday has claimed the lives of at least 18 civilians including 16 army volunteers.
Both attacks took place in the north of the country, a region that since 2005 has been facing attacks by jihadist groups linked to al-Qaeda and the Islamic State.
The attacks have recently multiplied. They have left thousands of dead and at least two million displaced.
Captain Ibrahim Traoré, the transitional president who emerged from a military coup on September 30th - the second in eight months - has set himself the goal of "reconquering the territory occupied by these terrorist hordes".
At the end of 2022, the government launched a campaign to recruit new auxiliaries to help the army in its fight against the jihadists.
Out of an estimated need of 50,000 people, 90,000 volunteers have signed up.
01:55
UN raises alarm over Sahel region becoming a new hub for terrorism
01:06
Nigeria: 13,360 Boko Haram fighters surrender in 18 months - Army
01:00
Mauritanian police arrest man believed to be organiser of jihadist prison escape
01:05
"Hotel Rwanda" hero Rusesabagina set for release
Go to video
Niger: Army claims to have killed about 20 "terrorists" near Nigeria
Go to video
Mali: 2 Red Cross employees kidnapped in early March released