OUAGADOUGOU: A Canadian geologist kidnapped at a remote gold mine in northeast Burkina Faso by suspected jihadists has been found dead, the ministry of security told AFP on Thursday. We are working with the government of Burkina Faso and other international partners to pursue those responsible and bring them to justice,” she said. Woodman is one of two Canadians who have gone missing in Burkina Faso, an impoverished country in the front line of a jihadist rebellion in the Sahel. Jihadist raids began in northern Burkina Faso in 2015 before spreading to the east, near the border with Togo and Benin. Her husband, whose whereabouts remain unknown, has been declared a citizen of Burkina Faso, under a decree issued last November.

Source: Libya Today January 17, 2019 15:00 UTC