General News of Friday, 6 January 2023Source: www.ghanaweb.comSix persons, including four teachers, have been killed in a suspected jihadist attack in southern Burkina Faso near the country’s border with Ghana. The report citing Channelstv said the attackers following the shooting on Monday fled into a nearby forest of Nouhuo and are being pursued by security forces. A regional federation of education unions said four teachers at the local high school, including the head teacher, were among the six fatalities. Burkina Faso is one of the countries within the West African sub-region battling with insurgency and terrorist activities. There are currently concerns about jihadist advances towards countries on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea including Ghana, Togo, Benin, and Ivory Coast.

Source: GhanaWeb January 06, 2023 23:25 UTC