In Burkina Faso, two attacks took place this weekend in the Center-East region. Armed men attacked early Sunday. Another attack took place the day before in this border region of Togo and Ghana.
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Early Sunday morning, the populations of the rural commune of Bané were the target of as yet unidentified armed men. Residents speak of terrorists who launched an attack against this commune located about thirty kilometers from Tenkodogo, the capital of this region of Burkina Faso.
“ We are in shock. There are many deaths », underlines a resident. According to several sources, around twenty civilians and volunteers for the defense of the homeland were killed during this assault. Calls for vigilance were also launched towards the neighboring communes of Bitou and Cinkansé, not far from the border with the Togo.
The day before Saturday, the village of Tissaoghin, in the province of Koulpelogo, was the target of a group of armed men. The villagers were surprised in the market square. Around twenty people, including many women, volunteers for the defense of the homeland, children and the village chief were killed, according to our sources.
These attacks in the Center-East took place at a time when the Burkinabe head of state, Captain Ibrahim Traore was in the region for the celebration of International Women’s Day. On this occasion, he congratulated and encouraged the Tenkodogo garrison and the Volunteers for the Defense of the Fatherland in their fight against terrorism