DW News published this video item, entitled “Burkina Faso: Armed group massacres dozens in nighttime raid | DW News” – below is their description.
Armed attackers have killed more than 130 civilians in the west African nation of Burkina Faso. Authorities believe Islamist militants were behind the massacre.
It took place in the village of Solhan in the northeast of the country near the border with Niger. It is the deadliest attack in the country since Islamist violence erupted in 2015. The fighting has displaced more than one million people in Burkina Faso.
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In This Story: Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa that covers an area of around 274,200 square kilometres (105,900 sq mi) and is bordered by Mali, Niger, Benin, Togo, Ghana, and Ivory Coast.
The July 2019 population estimate by the United Nations was 20,321,378. Previously called Republic of Upper Volta (1958–1984), it was renamed “Burkina Faso” on 4 August 1984 by President Thomas Sankara. Its citizens are known as Burkinabé, and its capital is Ouagadougou.
Due to French colonialism, the country’s official language of government and business is French, but this language is spoken by approximately only 10-15% of the population. There are 59 native languages spoken in Burkina, with the most common language, Moore, spoken by roughly 50% of Burkinabé.
The Republic of Upper Volta was established on 11 December 1958 as a self-governing colony within the French Community and on 5 August 1960 it gained full independence.
