Around 40 people have been killed in a fresh wave of attacks in Burkina Faso, in areas where jihadist attacks are rife, sources said on Friday. In the most recent violence, around 20 people were killed in a series of raids on villages in Burkina Faso’s troubled north, security sources and local residents told AFP. “Several of them died.”Earlier on Friday, there were reports that another 20 people had been killed in separate attacks by suspected jihadists in eastern Burkina Faso this week. Sources in the security forces confirmed those attacks, and said that operations were underway to secure the area. People living in the district said that local residents were fleeing the area, terrified of further attacks.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 20, 2023 15:02 UTC