The Fledgling Insurgency in Burkina's East
- Title
- The Fledgling Insurgency in Burkina's East
- list of authors
- Héni Nsaibia
- Abstract
- Since February this year, a new battlefront has emerged in eastern Burkina Faso (ACLED, 2018), in the Est Region situated along the borders with Niger, Benin, and Togo is regarded as a bastion of banditry. However, militancy is a new phenomenon in this part of the country, except the reported failed attempt by Al-Mourabitoun to establish a base in the Tapoa Forest, albeit on the Nigerien side of the border (Jeune Afrique, 2016). Until recently, militancy was largely limited to the country’s northern provinces along the border with Mali, in addition to a series of high-profile attacks in the capital of Ouagadougou (ACLED, 2018).
- Publisher
- Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project
- Date
- September 20, 2018
- Language
- Anglais
- Type
- Rapport
- Spatial Coverage
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Burkina Faso