Wednesday, November 24, 2021

French military convoy blocked in Burkina Faso as protests continue

A convoy of French troops in Burkina Faso was stopped en route to Niger on Friday by a human barricade of protesters opposed to France's involvement in a regional conflict with jihadists. Anger is rising in the former French colony over the inability of Burkinabe and international forces to prevent rising violence by Islamist militants as FRANCE 24's Senior Reporter Cyril Payen explains.

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