Burkina Faso: 42k people at risk of starvation as Islamic militants lay siege to towns and villages

Captain Ibrahim Traoré, the 34-year-old head of an artillery unit of the Armed Forces of Burkina Faso, declared himself head of state on September 30. Pictured (centre) Capt. Traore at a press conference in Ouagadougou on October 2, 2022. (Photo: AFP)

About 42,000 people in northeastern Burkina Faso are at risk of starvation as Islamic militants lay sie…