Burkina Faso: Attack on convoy kills 6 as jihadist violence surges
15 September 2021 |
6:41 am
A convoy of gendarmes returning from a gold mine was attacked by unidentified armed men. Jihadists linked to al-Qaeda and the "Islamic State" (IS) often carry out violent acts in the country, displacing thousands.
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