For people in Djibo, a town in northern Burkina Faso near the border with Mali, any help can’t come soon enough. Residents are suffering with no food or water, animals are dying and the price of grain has spiked. Jihadis have destroyed water infrastructure in the town and lined much of Djibo’s perimeter with explosives, blockading the city, say locals. Meanwhile residents in Djibo say they’re risking their lives just trying to survive. “We no longer have animals, we don’t have food to buy in the market … If you have children, you don’t have a choice,” she said.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 29, 2022 07:01 UTC