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West African Militaries Are Killing More Civilians Than Jihadist Groups, Data Shows

Burkina Faso, Conflict, Mali, Security / Leave a Comment

A newly compiled dataset covering Burkina Faso and Mali has delivered a damning verdict on the states own security forces: government troops in both countries are now killing civilians at rates that significantly exceed those of the jihadist insurgencies the forces claim to be fighting. The findings, released in early April 2026, draw on incident-level […]

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Burkina Faso: Over 1,800 Civilians Killed Since 2023 in War Crimes, Says Human Rights Watch

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A damning new report from Human Rights Watch has laid bare the scale of civilian bloodshed in Burkina Faso, documenting at least 1,837 civilians killed across 57 major incidents in the West African nation between January 2023 and August 2025. The report, released on April 2, 2026, does not spare any party to the conflict

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Four Children Killed in Horrific Kindergarten Attack in Kampala

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The streets of Kampala fell silent on April 3, 2026, as Uganda reeled from a horrifying attack that claimed the lives of four young children at a kindergarten in the Ugandan capital. The brutal incident sent shockwaves through the East African nation, reopening wounds about child safety in a country that has long battled insurgencies

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Congo Army Launches Disarmament Push Against Rwanda Genocide-Linked Militia

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Democratic Republic of Congo’s army has announced the launch of a formal disarmament operation against the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda — the FDLR — a militia group whose origins trace directly to the 1994 Rwandan genocide and which Rwanda has long demanded be neutralised as a condition for any lasting peace in

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DRC Armed Forces Begin Disarmament Operations Against FDLR Militias in Eastern Congo

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The Democratic Republic of Congo’s military has launched a major disarmament and voluntary repatriation operation targeting the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), a Hutu rebel group that has operated on Congolese soil for three decades — in a campaign that regional observers say could be the best chance in a generation to

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