Burkina Faso Recruits Thousands of Civilians to Help Fight Jihadists Burkina Faso’s military rulers have launched a drive to recruit tens of thousands of civilian volunteers to help fight Islamist extremists. The commander of the force, called volunteers for the defence of the Fatherland, said the aim was to enlist 35,000 new members. Candidates will
READ MORENotorious Militia Attack, Hack 14 Civilians in DR Congo Fighters from a notorious militia hacked 14 civilians to death in an attack in eastern DR Congo, local officials said Sunday, in the latest violence to hit the turbulent region. Suspected ADF militants entered Kyamata, in Ituri province’s Banyali Tchabi chiefdom, and killed 14 people “by
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