(Reuters) — Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) said on Friday (January 15) it was responsible for an ongoing attack on a hotel in Burkina Faso’s capital of Ouagadougou, SITE Intelligence Group reported. A senior member of the ultra hardline group had called in December for Muslims in several countries, including Burkina Faso, to wage jihad. AQIM, along with two other groups, also claimed responsibility for killing 20 people and taking hostages in the […]
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West Africa presidents to travel to Burkina to mediate in crisis
West African heads of state are set to travel to Ouagadougou to reinstall the country’s deposed interim leader in a bid to find a peaceful end to the political crisis in Burkina Faso. The presidents of several African nations were due to travel to Burkina Faso’s capital on a mission to negotiate the peaceful roll-back of a coup by presidential guard soldiers last week, it was announced on Tuesday (September 22). After extensive meetings in […]
