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At least eight soldiers have been killed in Burkina Faso after a deadly attack in the north of the country, according to reports. A security source told the Reuters news agency that a military detachment was targeted in Sanmatenga province on Monday morning, but no group has yet claimed responsibility, …

In a statement, the Nigerien army said it has killed 100 jihadists in an operation in a south-western region near the Burkina Faso border. The operation held in the Torodi area and followed an attack that killed 19 security officers on a resupply mission on 31 July. Another team that …