Burkina Faso: Risks Of New Military Approach To Terrorism – Analysis

By Hassane Koné and Fahiraman Rodrigue Koné*

Fifty thousand Burkinabe civilians have joined the Volunteers for the Defense of the Homeland (VDP) to fight the violent extremists currently occupying nearly half of the country. The recruitment campaign, launched in October 2022 by Burkina Faso’s authorities after the 30...