A military patrol struck an improvised explosive device while on the road from Madjoari to Pama in the eastern Kompienga province, a security source said. Located in the heart of the vast Sahel region on the southern fringe of the Sahara, Burkina Faso is one of the poorest countries in the world. They support the forces of the “G5 Sahel” anti-terror group — Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger. ‘Displacement crisis’According to UN figures, jihadist attacks in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger last year claimed around 4,000 lives. “In February 2019, there were 60,000 displaced people in Burkina Faso.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 29, 2020 19:52 UTC