Unidentified gunmen killed six people and wounded two others in an attack on a convoy from the Boungou gold mine in eastern Burkina Faso, the army said Saturday. The attack occurred after the convoy was back on the road again. The assailants targeted the five support vehicles when they became separated from the convoy and its security detail. Endeavour, the biggest gold miner in the West African country, did not respond to requests for comment. Workers at Boungou told Reuters that they had raised concerns about road safety months before the 2019 ambush.

Source: Ethiopian News August 28, 2022 04:55 UTC