Islamist militants kidnap around 50 women in Burkina Faso
Published on: Monday 16 January 2023
By Thiam Ndiaga OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Islamist militants kidnapped around 50 women searching for food in Burkina Faso's northern province of Soum, a hotbed of jihadist activity, on Jan. 12 and 13, the government said on Monday. The mass kidnapping is a first in the insurgency that spread to Burkina Faso from neighbouring Mali in 2015 despite costly international military efforts to contain it.
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