OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — The Peace Corps has evacuated 124 volunteers from Burkina Faso due to security concerns, the United States embassy in Burkina Faso said. “The Peace Corps has been closely monitoring the safety and security environment in Burkina Faso and will continue to assess the situation,” it said in a statement Sunday. Late in August, the U.S. embassy in Ouagadougou asked its citizens to be cautious while travelling in Burkina Faso. More than 2,075 Peace Corps volunteers have served in Burkina Faso since the program was established in 1966. Burkina Faso, a landlocked nation in West Africa, is one of the poorest countries in the world.

Source: National Post September 04, 2017 12:28 UTC