Residents and survivors of the Karma massacre in Burkina Faso on April 20th recounted their experience at a press conference north of the capital Ouagadougou. In total, 147 people were killed in Karma, including 28 women, 45 children from 9 days old to 14 years old, and 9 wounded. In the surrounding villages, 9 people were killed, all men", added the spokesman. On Friday, a human rights group announced the number of victims was more than double the official figure of 60 deaths. After they killed them, they came back to take out my husband who was ill and was in the house and shot him just in front of the yard", recalled Aminata Kindo, survivor of the Karma massacre.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 01, 2023 06:10 UTC