Dinguila Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/dinguila/ The low down on African affairs Mon, 09 Mar 2020 22:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/jjcornish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Fountain_Pen_favicon-812.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Dinguila Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/dinguila/ 32 32 Burkina villages attacked, 43 killed https://jjcornish.com/2020/03/burkina-villages-attacked-43-killed/ Mon, 09 Mar 2020 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2020/03/burkina-villages-attacked-43-killed/ At least 43 people have died in attacks on two villages in Northern Burkina Faso. it is believed the Fulani inhabitants were attacked because of their suspected links with Islamist extremists. No-one has claimed responsibility for the attacks on Dinguila and Barga. Most of the i habitant are Fulani herdsmen. They are suspected of having […]

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]]> At least 43 people have died in attacks on two villages in Northern Burkina Faso.

it is believed the Fulani inhabitants were attacked because of their suspected links with Islamist extremists.

No-one has claimed responsibility for the attacks on Dinguila and Barga.

Most of the i habitant are Fulani herdsmen.

They are suspected of having links with jihadis responsible for terrorist attacks in the troubled Sahel country.

A Dinguila resident, whose identify has been withheld for his safety, told reporters he saw Fulanis  give shelter to jihadis.

New of the attack comes as Burkina Faso confirms that it has become the ninth African country treating confirmed cases of COVID 19.

As couple that has checked positive for infection have been quarantined in a Quagadougou hospital.

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